also: ほうにょう · ぶにょう · ふにょう
na-adjective, noun
Describes land, soil, or creative output that is abundantly productive. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
この地域は豊饒な土地に恵まれている。
This region is blessed with fertile land.
彼の想像
His imagination is truly productive.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
肥沃 is more common and neutral for describing fertile soil, while 豊饒 is more literary and can also refer to abstract productivity.
Composed of 豊 (abundant) and 饒 (rich, plentiful). The reading ほうじょう is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi; the other readings are obsolete variants.