田
田 — Rice field
rice field, rice paddy
On’yomiデン (den)
Kun’yomiた (ta)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 田
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上田 | じょうでん jouden | high rice field; very fertile rice field |
| 水田 | すいでん suiden | (water-filled) paddy field |
| 油田 | ゆでん yuden | oil field |
| 田舎 | いなか inaka | rural area; countryside; the sticks |
| 桑田 | そうでん souden | mulberry plantation |
| 田園 | でんえん denen | the country; countryside; rural districts |
Study notes
田 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #90 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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