Translation guide
The English word "farmland" refers to land used for farming. 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 farming, more specific words like 田んぼ (rice paddy) or 畑 (field for other crops) are used. This guide helps you choose the right word based on context.
Referring to land used for farming in a broad sense, without specifying the type of crop.
The standard, neutral term for farmland or agricultural land. Used in official, written, and spoken contexts.
この地域の農地は減少している。
Farmland in this region is decreasing.
農地を宅地に転用する。
Convert farmland into residential land.
Literally 'cultivated land'. Emphasizes land that is actively farmed. Slightly more formal or technical.
耕作地の面積が拡大した。
The area of cultivated land has expanded.
A compound of 田 (rice paddy) and 畑 (dry field). Refers to farmland in general, often evoking a rural landscape. Common in literary or descriptive contexts.
田畑が広がる風景
A landscape of spreading farmland
Specifically referring to flooded fields for growing rice.
The most common, everyday word for a rice paddy. Used in conversation and informal writing.
夏の田んぼは緑がきれいだ。
The rice paddies are beautifully green in summer.
田んぼで蛙が鳴いている。
Frogs are croaking in the rice paddy.
A more formal or written term for rice paddy. Often used in compounds or official names.
この田は毎年豊作だ。
This rice paddy yields a good harvest every year.
Technical term for an irrigated rice paddy. Used in agricultural or academic contexts.
Referring to non-flooded fields for crops other than rice.
The standard word for a dry field, used for vegetables, wheat, etc. Very common in daily life.
畑でトマトを作っている。
I grow tomatoes in the field.
この畑は土が肥えている。
The soil in this field is fertile.
A variant kanji for 畑, sometimes used in proper nouns or older texts. Same meaning and reading.
Referring to farmland in legal, economic, or ownership contexts.
Also used for farmland as a category of real estate. Appears in laws and contracts.
農地の売買には許可が必要だ。
Permission is required for buying and selling farmland.
Literally 'agricultural land'. A formal term used in zoning or planning.
この区域は農業用地に指定されている。
This area is designated as agricultural land.
田んぼ (rice paddy) is flooded and used for growing rice. 畑 (field) is dry and used for vegetables, wheat, and other crops. If you are unsure of the crop, use 農地 for a general term.
田んぼで稲を育て、畑で野菜を育てる。
Grow rice in paddies and vegetables in fields.
The katakana word ファームランド is not commonly used in Japanese. It may appear in theme park names or as a loanword in branding, but it is not a natural translation for general farmland. Use 農地 or specific terms instead.
水田の水管理は重要だ。
Water management in irrigated rice paddies is important.
This field has been in the family for generations.