Meaning

Primary

Rice Field

Alternative

Rice Paddy

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
Just keep in mind that compared to 田んぼ, which you learned earlier, this word is more formal and less colloquial.

Reading

  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. When you learned the kanji that makes up this word, all you learned was the kun'yomi reading, so you should be good to go.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 田をもつ

    to own rice fields

    田をつくる

    to cultivate a rice field

    田をたがやす

    to plough a rice field

Context Sentences

田にはカエルがたくさんいますよ。

There are many frogs in the rice fields.

この田はコウイチさんのものです。

This rice field is Koichi's.

プロポーズは田をたがやしてからにしてくれる?

Could you finish ploughing the rice fields before you propose to me?

Kanji Composition