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田畑 (たはた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

田た畑はた

た

は

た

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

fields; farmland; rice paddies and fields

Refers collectively to cultivated land, especially rice paddies (田) and dry fields (畑). Often used in agricultural or rural contexts.

この地ち域いきは田た畑はたが広ひろがっている。
Farmland stretches across this area.
台たい風ふうで田た畑はたが大

おお

きな

被ひ

害がい

を

受う

け

た

。

The fields suffered heavy damage from the typhoon.

Written forms

田畑Usage96%
- たはた
  Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
- でんぱた
- たはたけ
- でんばた
田畠Usage4%
- たはた
  Variant using 畠 (hatake) instead of 畑; less common.
- たはたけ
- でんばた
- でんぱた
たはたけ
でんばた
でんぱた

Kanji

田rice field, rice paddy
畑farm, field, garden
畠field, farm, garden

Similar words

田たんぼ
田んぼ specifically refers to rice paddies, while 田畑 includes both rice paddies and dry fields.
畑はたけ
畑 refers to dry fields for vegetables, wheat, etc., whereas 田畑 is the broader term covering all cultivated land.

Etymology

Compound of 田 (ta, 'rice paddy') and 畑 (hata, 'dry field'). The reading たはた is the standard kun'yomi combination; alternative readings でんぱた/でんばた mix on'yomi and kun'yomi, and たはたけ is a less common variant.