also: やまばた
noun
mountain field; mountain farmland
Refers to a field or farmland located on a mountain or hillside, often implying small-scale, traditional agriculture.
祖父は山畑で野菜を作っている。
My grandfather grows vegetables in a mountain field.
このあたりには小さな山畑が点在している。
Small mountain fields are scattered around this area.
Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 畑 (hata, 'dry field'). The reading やまばた is a rendaku variant.