Kanji 田 — "Rice Paddy"
Here is what 田 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Rice Paddy" stick.
Also means: Rice Field, Field
How it is read
でん
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
た
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
Another match — Rice Paddy and its component are the same thing!
- 田 Rice Paddy
Quite clear that it's the shape of a Rice Paddy divided into neat squares.
Words that use 田
6 of 6 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 田 た rice field, paddy
- 田舎 いなか rural, countryside
- 水田 すいでん (water-filled) paddy field
- 田園 でんえん country, rural districts
- 田植え たうえ rice planting
- 田ぼ たんぼ paddy field, farm
Want 田 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
