Talk:平田

RFV discussion: October–November 2018
Rfv-sense "(literally) a flat rice paddy". —Suzukaze-c◇◇ 02:07, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Daijirin says 平らな田地. . Daijiten by Heibon-sha says 平坦な田. . Both are meaning a flat rice paddy. --Naggy Nagumo (talk) 00:28, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
 * 平野に広がる「平田」から山間の「棚田」，また谷地形では「谷津田」や「谷戸田」がつくられ，それぞれに異なる稲作技術も存在した．
 * 地形を利用した水田は、それぞれの地形と水の使用方法の違いから、平田・棚田・谷津田・谷戸田の4つに分けられます.
 * — T AKASUGI Shinji (talk) 08:14, 21 October 2018 (UTC)


 * So if I understand this, the meaning is really a rice paddy on flat terrain, so that no terracing is needed. --Lambiam 17:37, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * ひらた【平田】flat [unterraced] paddy fields; rice fields on flat land. (研究社 Online Dictionary - 新和英大辞典第５版). My comment: "a flat rice paddy" doesn't quite convey that meaning, since terraced paddy fields may flat (each one individually, I mean). Also, "(literally)" can be removed from the Wiktionary definition, I should think. Richwarm88 (talk) 23:53, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Kenkyusha confirms your understanding. Richwarm88 (talk) 21:34, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Accordingly adjusted. --Lambiam 12:28, 8 November 2018 (UTC)