田

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/田

Glyph origin
– pictographic representation of a field.

Etymology 1
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Compare 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) farmland
 * 2) field
 * 3)   to till land; to cultivate
 * 4)   to hunt
 * 1)   to till land; to cultivate
 * 2)   to hunt
 * 1)   to till land; to cultivate
 * 2)   to hunt
 * 1)   to till land; to cultivate
 * 2)   to hunt
 * 1)   to hunt

Etymology 2
The Min native word for “paddy field; field”.

Etymology unknown. Chinese scholars identify as the etymological character, although  proposes that this is related to , reflecting the terraced fields commonly found in Fujian. Compare also.

Definitions

 * 1) paddy field; wet field
 * 2) farmland in general; field

Kanji

 * 1) paddy, field

Usage notes
Note that the meaning is specific to Japanese. The Chinese word for rice paddy is.

Etymology 1
From. Appears in the Kojiki written in roughly 711-712. In turn, from.

Noun

 * 1) rice paddy
 * 2) cultivated field
 * 1) cultivated field

Usage notes
The term ta can refer to either a wet field as for rice agriculture, or a dry field as for other crops. This term does not refer to a wild field or meadow (see, , ).

Derived terms

 * , : a cultivated field
 * , : a cultivated field
 * , : a cultivated field
 * , : a cultivated field

Etymology
From.