My grandfather tilled the rice fields every day.
田
rice field, rice paddy
Kanji
Grade
Grade 1
Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
田部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
デン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
た
Nanori (Name Reading)
た, だ, ただ, みち
Common Readings
デン, た
Example sentences
I got tired of city life and moved to the countryside.
He lives in the countryside rich in nature.
Having just moved to the city, he felt like a country bumpkin.
These fields and paddies have been passed down through our family for generations.
Due to last night's heavy rain, the river flooded and the fields were submerged.
The rice in the paddy field is shining gold.
When autumn comes, the rice plants in the fields bear golden ears.
Tourists increase in the small town where my grandparents live.
A friend who visited Shimada City brought back some local tea as a souvenir.
Example Vocabulary
田
rice field; paddy field
田舎
countryside; rural area; one's hometown
田舎者
country person; bumpkin; rustic
田畑
fields and rice paddies; farmland
田んぼ
paddy field, rice paddy
田舎町
small rural town; country town
島田
Shimada; a traditional Japanese hairstyle; the city of Shimada
新田
newly cultivated rice field; newly reclaimed farmland
本田
片田舎
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