沃野

• 読み: よくや
• ローマ字: yokuya
• 漢字の分解: 沃 (yoku) — fertile, richly irrigated; 野 (ya) — field, plain
• 発音: /jo.kɯ.ja/

意味

Fertile plain; rich farmland. An expanse of flat, highly productive agricultural land characterised by deep, nutrient-rich soil and adequate water supply.

A literary and formal noun combining 沃 (fertile, well-watered) and 野 (field or plain). 沃野 describes ideal agricultural terrain — flat land with rich soil, often found in river deltas or plains fed by seasonal flooding. The word appears in historical writing, geography, and elevated prose; it is rarely used in casual conversation. Compound forms like 沃野千里 (an expanse of fertile plain stretching as far as the eye can see) convey abundance and prosperity.

例文

1. 広大な沃野が地平線まで広がり、黄金色の麦畑が秋風にたなびいていた。
2. かつての荒れ地が灌漑事業によって沃野に変わり、農業生産量が飛躍的に伸びた。
3. この地域の沃野は、豊富な地下水と温暖な気候によって育まれたものだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: agriculture, geography, literary description

トーン: elevated

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 沃 (yoku) means fertile, richly irrigated, and abundant in moisture. 野 (ya) means field or open plain. Together they describe an ideally productive stretch of farmland.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Academic/Literary