田 Kanji – rice field
The Japanese kanji 田 can mean rice field, rice paddy.
Meaning and Readings
How is 田 read?
田 has the onyomi reading デン and the kunyomi reading た.
In romaji, these readings can be written as den, ta.
Common Japanese Words Using 田
These common Japanese words contain 田. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 御田（おでん） — oden, dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
- 塩田（えんでん） — saltpan, field for drying salt
- 桑田（そうでん） — mulberry plantation
- 上田（じょうでん） — high rice field, very fertile rice field
- 水田（すいでん） — (water-filled) paddy field
- 青田買い（あおたがい） — speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
- 田（た） — rice field
- 田園（でんえん） — the country, countryside, rural districts
- 田舎（いなか） — rural area, countryside, the sticks
- 田植え（たうえ） — rice planting