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Kanji Detail for 沃 - "fertile, pour, rich"
沃
- Meaning
沃 means "fertile, pour, rich."
To pour - To pour water; to water; to irrigate.
To moisten - To make moist; to wet; fresh.
Fertile - Rich soil; productive land.
Iodine - A chemical element.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fertility
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
water, irrigate; fertile, rich
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
fertile; rich; to irrigate; to wash (of river)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to water, to irrigate; fertile, rich
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Pouring thick liquid on something is called 沃. | The meaning of moist and fertile. Hence, fertile land is called 沃土 (fertile soil), 沃壤 (rich earth). | 啓沃 (Ch'i-wo). Refers to a minister who can explain the good way and gain the ruler's trust and compliance. The phrase comes from the Book of Documents.
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