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Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

淡色黒ボク土

English translation:

light-colored andosol

Added to glossary by Philip Ronan
Mar 14, 2003 13:39
21 yrs ago
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Japanese term

淡色黒ボク土

Japanese to English Tech/Engineering Environment & Ecology environment
A type of soil. This is from a paper about the environmental impact of lead-free solder.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 andosoil
5 kuroboku soils

Proposed translations

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andosoil

黒ボク土:andosoil
淡色;still checking
Peer comment(s):

agree Will Matter
6 hrs
thanks
agree zwcorp
10 hrs
thanks
agree Shinya Ono : I suggest "reduced" or "reduced shade" for 淡色。
17 hrs
thanks a lot
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to everyone who contributed. I'm going with "light-colored andosol" because I couldn't find any references that described kuroboku soil(s) in this way."
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kuroboku soils

"kuroboku soils" are more frequently used than "andosoil". In Google, there are 83 sites that use "kuroboku" itself, and there are 8 sites that use "kuroboku soils", whereas only 8 sites use "andosoil"
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