佃つくだ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

cultivated rice field

Refers to a rice paddy that has been developed and is actively farmed. Often appears in place names or historical contexts.

この地ち域いきには広こう大だいな佃つくだが広ひろがっている。
Vast cultivated rice fields stretch across this region.

てん

Usage5%

Kanji

佃cultivated rice field

Similar words

田た
田 is the general word for a rice field, while 佃 specifically refers to a cultivated or developed rice field, often with a nuance of human effort in its creation.
水すい田でん
水田 emphasizes a flooded rice paddy, whereas 佃 focuses on the cultivated nature of the field, regardless of water status.

Etymology

The kanji 佃 combines 人 (person) and 田 (field), suggesting a field worked by people. The reading つくだ is of native Japanese origin, while てん is the on'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.