Onyomi: デン · Kunyomi: た · Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Kanji for rice field, rice paddy
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The kanji 田 is a clear pictograph of a rice field. The square shape with cross lines represents the divided sections of farmland used for growing rice. It symbolizes cultivation, agriculture, and the land itself — an essential part of early Japanese life and culture.
A picture of a rice field with water channels — 田 means field or rice paddy.
Imagine looking down at neatly divided rice fields — that’s 田, the kanji for field and farmland.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 田 | た | rice field | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 田舎 | いなか | rural area, countryside, the sticks | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 田園 | でんえん | the country, countryside, rural districts | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 田んぼ | たんぼ | paddy field, farm | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 鶴 | つる | crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis) | common Noun |
| 田舎者 | いなかもの | person from the countryside, countryman, countryfolk, provincial person, bumpkin, hick, hillbilly, redneck | Noun |
| 田植え | たうえ | rice planting | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 田舎道 | いなかみち | country road | Noun |
| 田舎風 | いなかふう | rustic, country-style | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 田舎育ち | いなかそだち | country-bred, raised in the country | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |