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田地 (でんち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

田でん地ち

also: でんじ

で

ん

ち

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

farmland; rice field; paddy

Refers to cultivated land, especially rice paddies. Often used in formal or legal contexts, or in compound words.

この地ち域いきの田でん地ちは米こめの生せい産さんに使つかわれている。
The farmland in this area is used for rice production.
祖そ父ふは広ひろい田でん地ちを持もっていた。
My grandfather owned extensive rice fields.

Written forms

田地Usage100%
- でんち
  Standard kanji form for farmland or rice paddies.
- でんじ
  Rare reading; でんち is the usual pronunciation.

でんじ

Kanji

田rice field, rice paddy
地ground, earth

Similar words

田たんぼ
田んぼ is the common, everyday word for a rice paddy, while 田地 is more formal and often refers to farmland in general or in legal contexts.
農のう地ち
農地 is a broader term for agricultural land, including fields for crops other than rice. 田地 specifically implies rice paddies or cultivated fields.

Etymology

Compound of 田 (ta, 'rice field') and 地 (chi, 'land'). The reading でんち uses the on'yomi of both characters.