What is the Kanji for "Field"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Field", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Field" is "畑".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Hata" and "Hatake".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "火" means "Fire" and can be read as "Hi", "Ka", and "Ho". And The kanji "田" means "Rice field" and can be read as "Den" and "Ta".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "畑" mean in japanese?

"畑" means "Field".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

畑: "Field". The Japanese noun '畑 (はたけ)' refers to a field or plot of land used for growing crops or vegetables. It is a piece of cultivated land, often located in a rural or agricultural area. This word is commonly used to describe farmland, vegetable gardens, or other cultivated open spaces. For example: The farmer works in the field - (農家が畑で働いている). I grow vegetables in my field - (私は畑で野菜を育てています).

田畑: "Fields". The Japanese noun '田畑 (たはた)' means 'fields'. It is used to refer to agricultural lands, such as rice paddies, farmlands, or cultivated areas. This word highlights the idea of multiple interconnected fields or plots of land used for farming. For example: The farmers tended to their fields - (農家は自分の田畑を世話した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "け" is read as "ke".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.