あぜ

also: くろ

あ

ぜ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

ridge between rice fields; paddy ridge

usually written using kana alone

The raised earth path or boundary between rice paddies; a common rural landscape feature.

ridge in a threshold or lintel

usually written using kana alone

Technical carpentry term for the raised strip between grooves in a door threshold or lintel.

abbreviation

Abbreviation of あぜ道; refers specifically to the narrow path on top of the ridge used for walking.

畝うね
畦 (あぜ) is the narrow path or ridge specifically between rice paddies, while 畝 (うね) is the broader term for any raised row in a field or a rib-like shape elsewhere.

あぜUsage24%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 畦 and 畔 are also used but less common.
畔Usage39%
- あぜ
  Alternate kanji form; also read くろ in some contexts.
- くろ
  Rare reading くろ for the kanji 畔; may appear in older or dialectal usage.
畦あぜUsage36%
Kanji form for あぜ; used in some contexts, especially in agricultural writing.
くろUsage<1%

The origin is uncertain; the word is native Japanese and has been used since ancient times to refer to the ridges between rice fields.