Kaden

Japanese: 火田 - かでん

〘Noun〙① ("田" means hunting in rice fields) Hunting by burning vegetation in the fields. [Book of Rites - Kingly System]② Slash-and-burn farming. Also refers to the slash-and-burn farming practiced especially on the Korean peninsula. It is often practiced in the northern part of the peninsula, on the Gaema Plateau, where millet, soybeans, potatoes, etc. are cultivated. ※Untitled Poems of Japan (around 1162-64) 7. Staying in the room and staying there for a while〈Fujiwara Shuko〉 " _{I met} _a fisherman in a quiet place in the sandy village, and asked him to fire the fields and buy _some rent _" 〔Bai Juyi - Traveling southeast〕

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (「田」は田猟で、狩のこと) 田畑の草木を焼いて、狩をすること。〔礼記‐王制〕② 焼き畑。また、特に、朝鮮半島で行なわれる焼き畑をいう。半島北部、蓋馬(ケマ)高原に多く行なわれ、粟、大豆、馬鈴薯などが栽培される。※本朝無題詩（1162‐64頃）七・於室積泊即事〈藤原周光〉「沙村静処謁_二漁叟_一、借問火田輸_二幾租_一」〔白居易‐東南行〕

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