also: ふけだ · ふけた
noun
muddy rice field
A rice paddy with deep, soft mud; often implies a field that is difficult to work in.
深田に足を取られて、なかなか前に進めなかった。
My feet got stuck in the muddy rice field, and I couldn't move forward easily.
Obsolete reading; it is out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
Obsolete reading; it is out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
Compound of 深 (fuka, 'deep') and 田 (ta, 'rice field'), with rendaku voicing of 田 to だ. The obsolete readings ふけだ and ふけた reflect older phonetic forms.