水稲
Meanings
1
wet-land rice; paddy rice
Refers to rice cultivated in flooded paddies, as opposed to upland rice. Common in agricultural, economic, and news reporting contexts.
Wet-land rice cultivation is thriving in this region.
The planted area of paddy rice is decreasing year by year.
Usage patterns
- 水稲を栽培するto cultivate paddy rice
Paddy rice has been cultivated in this region since ancient times.
- 水稲の収穫量the yield of paddy rice
This year's paddy rice yield was higher than usual.
- 水稲を作付けするto plant paddy rice
Farmers plant paddy rice every May.