Black soil

Japanese: 黒土 - くろつち

〘 noun 〙① Black soil. Kuroboku. Kuroboko. [Wamyosho, 10 volumes (around 934)]② Soil that contains decayed vegetable matter and is black or dark brown and suitable for cultivation. Kokudo. Kuroboku. *Hobby's Inheritance (1906) by Natsume Soseki, part 3: "The color of the white chrysanthemums looks magnificent against the moist black soil." ③ Soil that has been burnt by fire. Burnt soil. Scorched earth. Also, an empty space after buildings have been removed. *Joruri, Soga Shichiroha (around 1698), part 2: "Make Keiseicho a law and turn Kehahisaka Oiso into black soil."

Black soil

〘Noun〙① Fertile soil of black or dark brown color containing decayed vegetable matter. Black soil. Kurotsuchi. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] [Sansuke Kozu - Ikenuma]② Buddhist term. Meaning a land of darkness. Refers to the present world. Impure land. ※Senjuroku (1909)〈Shaku Soen〉 14 "More than wishing to leave the black earth and go to the Pure Land."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 黒い色の土。くろぼく。くろぼこ。〔十巻本和名抄（934頃）〕② 腐敗した植物質を含み、黒色または黒褐色をした耕作に適した土。こくど。くろぼく。※趣味の遺伝（1906）〈夏目漱石〉三「例の白菊の色が、水気を含んだ黒土に映じて見事に見える」③ 火事で焼けた土。焼け土。焦土。また、建物などを取り払ったあとの空地。※浄瑠璃・曾我七以呂波（1698頃）二「けいせい町を法度にし、けはひ坂大磯をくろ土にしてくれん」