ChiramiN4 kanji · 5 strokes
田 means rice field
田
田Real origin
It began as a rice field divided into plots.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- rice field, rice paddy
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) た ta
た (ta) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) デン den
デン (den) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
田植え たうえ · taue
rice planting
Quick check
What does 田 mean?
Right: 田 means rice field.Not quite: 田 means rice field.In 田植え, which reading does 田 use?
Right. 田植え is read たうえ (taue): 田 takes た, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 田植え is read たうえ (taue): 田 takes た, its Japanese reading.