JLPT N1 Advanced
埋め立て
Reclaiming land by filling water with soil, or disposing of waste in a landfill.
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埋立 alternative kanji
埋め立てる verb form
1 Noun (can be used with する to function as a verb)
Land Reclamation
This refers to the engineering process of filling a body of water with soil or rocks to create new dry land.
Example
関西国際空港 は 海 の 埋め立て によって 作られ ました 。
Kansai International Airport was built by reclaiming land from the sea.
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2 Noun
Landfill
This describes the method of waste disposal where garbage is permanently buried underground.
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