稻田

See also: 稲田

Chinese

paddy; rice field; farm
simp. and trad.
(稻田)

Pronunciation


Noun

稻田

  1. rice paddy; rice field

Synonyms

  • 水田 (shuǐtián)
  • 禾田 (hétián) (literary or Cantonese)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From (ina, combining form of ine, “rice plant) + (ta, cultivated field).

Noun

稻田 (inada) (kana いなだ)

  1. a rice paddy
    • 720, Nihon Shoki, Age of the gods, part one:
      ...故、賜號於二神曰稻田宮主神。
      And then, he gifted a name to the two gods, and they are called Inada no Miyanushi no Kami [gods of the master of shrine of the rice paddy].

Descendants

  • Japanese: 稲田 (inada)
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