Refers to a field where rice is grown, typically flooded. Common in agricultural and rural contexts.
夏になると稲田が青々と広がる。
In summer, the rice fields stretch out lush and green.
Rice paddies stretch out around the village.
この辺りは昔は一面の稲田だった。
This area used to be all rice fields.
The wind blows across the rice fields.
水田 is a technical term emphasizing the flooded, irrigated nature of the field, whereas 稲田 emphasizes the rice crop growing there.
畑 is a dry field for crops like vegetables, in contrast to 稲田, which is a flooded field for growing rice.
田舎 (いなか, countryside) sounds similar to 稲田 (いなだ, rice field) but refers to a rural region rather than a specific field.
Compound of 稲 (ine, 'rice plant') and 田 (ta, 'field'). The reading いなだ is a standard kun'yomi compound.