畝うね

う

ね

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

ridge (in a field); row of raised earth

Specifically the raised row of soil between furrows in farming. Also used for the ridge-like shape in other contexts.

Describes a raised line or rib-like pattern on fabric, corduroy, or the wavy surface of mountains or the sea.

畝うねを立たてるto build/form ridges (in a field)
畑はたけに畝うねを立たてて種たねをまいた。
I formed ridges in the field and sowed the seeds.
〈物もの〉に畝うねがあるfor a fabric or surface to have ribs/ridges
このズボンには畝うねがある。
These pants have a ribbed texture.
畝うねの間あいだに〈物もの〉を植うえるto plant something between the ridges
畝うねの間あいだにトマトの苗なえを植うえた。
I planted tomato seedlings between the ridges.

溝みぞN1sense 1
溝 (みぞ) is the furrow or ditch that runs between rows, the opposite of the raised 畝 (うね).

あぜ sense 1
畦 (あぜ) is the narrow path or ridge specifically between rice paddies, while 畝 (うね) is the broader term for any raised row in a field or a rib-like shape elsewhere.
うねりN1
畝 refers to a ridge or furrow in a field, while うねり refers to an undulating shape or a sea swell, despite the shared root reading.

本ほんN5sense 1
畝 (うね) is counted with 本 (ほん) because a ridge in a field is treated as a long, line-like row, e.g. 畝を三本作る.

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畝うねUsage71%
Standard kanji for agricultural ridges and rib-like patterns.
うねUsage15%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
畦うねUsage11%
Alternate kanji; primarily used for the ridge between rice fields, but can overlap with 畝.
ウネUsage3%

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 畝 is conventionally associated with agricultural ridges.