noun
rice-planting machine; rice transplanter
Agricultural machinery used to transplant rice seedlings into paddy fields.
この田植機は一日で広い田んぼに苗を植えられる。
This rice transplanter can plant seedlings in a wide paddy field in a single day.
農家は新しい田植機を導入して作業
The farmer introduced a new rice-planting machine and improved work efficiency.
田植え refers to the act of rice planting itself, while 田植機 is the machine used for that purpose.
Compound of 田植え (taue, 'rice planting') and 機 (ki, 'machine').