Translation guide
Refers to land that is prepared and used for growing crops. In Japanese, the most common and natural equivalent is 農地 (のうち), a general term for agricultural land. Depending on the type of cultivation, more specific terms like 田んぼ (rice paddy) or 畑 (dry field) are used. This guide helps you choose the right word based on context.
To refer to land used for farming in a broad sense, without specifying the type of crop.
The standard, neutral term for agricultural land. Used in formal, written, and everyday contexts.
The cultivated land in this region is decreasing.
Convert cultivated land into residential land.
Emphasizes land that is actively cultivated. Slightly more technical or formal than 農地.
Expand the area of cultivated land.
Literally 'rice paddies and fields', used to refer to cultivated land in general, often with a slightly traditional or rural nuance.
Till the cultivated land.
To refer specifically to land where rice is grown, typically flooded.
The most common, everyday word for a rice paddy. Used in casual and spoken Japanese.
Irrigate the rice paddies.
The rice paddies are beautifully green in summer.
The more formal or written term for a rice paddy. Often used in compounds or official contexts.
To refer to land used for crops other than rice, such as vegetables, wheat, or fruit.
The standard word for a dry field or vegetable garden. Used in everyday language.
Grow vegetables in the field.
This field is used for growing wheat.
To talk about cultivated land in terms of ownership, real estate, or legal context.
Also used in legal and economic contexts to refer to agricultural land as property.
Permission is required for the sale of cultivated land.
Can be used when referring to inherited or family-owned farmland, often with a nostalgic tone.
農地 is the most general and neutral term for agricultural land. 田畑 is more concrete and often evokes a traditional rural landscape. 耕作地 emphasizes the act of cultivation and is slightly more technical.
The English phrase 'cultivated land' can sound formal or technical. In everyday Japanese, people usually specify the type of land (rice paddy or field) or use 農地. Directly translating 'cultivated' as 耕作された土地 is unnatural and rarely used.
Plow the rice paddy.
Preserve the cultivated land passed down from ancestors.