satoyama

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noun

A border zone or area between mountain foothills and arable flat land in Japan.

OriginJapanese 里山 →
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Meanings

nounsatoyama (plural satoyamas or satoyama)

plural satoyamas

  1. A border zone or area between mountain foothills and arable flat land in Japan.

Origin

  1. Japanese里山
  2. Englishsatoyama

Borrowed from Japanese 里山 (satoyama).

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Translations

Japanese 里山
  • 里山 (satoyama)area between mountain foothills and arable flat land
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APA

satoyama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satoyama

MLA

“satoyama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satoyama. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satoyama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satoyama.

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