noun
farmland; cultivated land; fields
Refers to land used for growing crops, especially dry fields as opposed to rice paddies. Common in agricultural and geographical contexts.
この地域の畑地では小麦が栽培されている。
Wheat is grown on the farmland in this region.
畑地を宅地に転用するには許可が必要だ。
Permission is required to convert farmland into residential land.