wetland wasabi terrace; wasabi field
Refers to a terraced field or wetland area where wasabi (Japanese horseradish) is cultivated, often in cool, flowing water.
Beautiful wasabi terraces stretch across Shizuoka Prefecture.
Wasabi fields need pure water.
Standard kanji spelling for a wasabi terrace or field.
Commonly used mixed-kana spelling; 山葵 is often written as わさび in everyday contexts.
Compound of 山葵 (wasabi, 'Japanese horseradish') and 田 (den/ta, 'field'). The reading でん is the on'yomi of 田, commonly used in compound words.