野の焼やき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

field burning; controlled burn of a field

Refers to the agricultural or land-management practice of burning off dry vegetation in early spring to prepare fields, control pests, or promote new growth. Often used as a noun or with する to describe the action.

• 春はる先さきに野の焼やきを行おこなう地ち域いきもある。

  In some regions, field burning is carried out in early spring.

• 野の焼やきの煙けむりが遠とおくまで見みえた。

  Smoke from the field burning could be seen far away.