cultivated field; paddy field
Refers to a field that has been tilled and prepared for planting, typically rice paddies. Somewhat formal or technical; in everyday speech 田んぼ (tanbo) is more common for rice fields.
The cultivated fields in this region are maintained using traditional methods.
Compound of 耕 (kō, 'till, cultivate') and 田 (den, 'field'). The reading is on'yomi, suggesting a Sino-Japanese origin.