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How to say 'Paddy' in Japanese | 水田

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The Japanese word for Paddy is 'Suiden', written as 水田 in Japanese.'Paddy' in hiragana is すいでん.

    word

    水田

    Meaning

    Paddy

    Reading

    すいでん

    suiden

    Kanji

    水Water 田Rice field

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '水田 (すいでん)' refers to a 'paddy field', which is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice. This term is specifically used in the context of agriculture and farming. Example sentences: The paddy fields are beautiful in the summer「夏の水田は美しい」(なつのすいでんはうつくしい). Farmers work hard in the paddy fields「農家は水田で一生懸命働く」(のうかはすいでんでいっしょうけんめいはたらく).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    2382

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 水田

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • kanji

    田

    Meaning

    Rice field

Words Related to 水田 Through the Kanji 水

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 水 as well.

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • word

    水泳

    Meaning

    Swimming

  • word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

  • word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

  • word

    水力

    Meaning

    Waterpower

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水準

    Meaning

    Level

  • word

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    水害

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    洪水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水洗

    Meaning

    Flushing

  • word

    水素

    Meaning

    Hydrogen

  • word

    海水浴

    Meaning

    Sea bathing

  • word

    香水

    Meaning

    Perfume

  • word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

  • word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

  • word

    飲み水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水着

    Meaning

    Swimsuit

  • word

    水色

    Meaning

    Lightblue

  • word

    断水

    Meaning

    Water cut off

  • word

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    噴水

    Meaning

    Fountain

Words Related to 水田 Through the Kanji 田

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 田 as well.

  • word

    田んぼ

    Meaning

    Rice field

  • word

    田舎

    Meaning

    Countryside

  • word

    田

    Meaning

    Rice field

  • word

    田植え

    Meaning

    Rice planting

  • word

    田畑

    Meaning

    Fields

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What does 'Suiden' (水田) mean?

'Suiden' means 'Paddy' .

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