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田
Rice Field
た (ta)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Rice Was Once Japan's Currency. For centuries, wealth in Japan wasn't measured only in coins. A lord's power was often measured by how much rice his land could produce. Samurai were frequently paid in rice, and entire domains were ranked according to their harvest.
Memory Trick
The kanji of Rice Field (田) was inspired by how Rice field looks from a Bird's eye view.
Readings
Onyomi: デン (den)
Kunyomi: た (ta)
Example Words
田
た (ta)
Rice field
田舎
いなか (inaka)
Countryside
水田
すいでん (suiden)
Rice paddy
田中
たなか (tanaka)
Tanaka (surname)
Example Sentence
田で米を育てます。
た で こめ を そだてます。
ta de kome o sodatemasu
Rice is grown in the rice field.