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rice planting; transplanting rice seedlings into a paddy
The agricultural work of transplanting young rice plants from a nursery bed into a flooded paddy field, typically done in late spring to early summer.
田植えの季節になった。
It's become the rice-planting season.
子どもたちが田植えを体験した。
The children experienced rice planting.
今年は天候不順で田植えが遅れている地域もある。
This year, there are regions where rice planting has been delayed due to bad weather.
Refers specifically to the transplanting of rice seedlings (苗) into a flooded paddy field (田んぼ). Traditionally done by hand, now largely mechanized with rice-planting machines (田植え機). The rice-planting season is typically May to June in most of Japan and is closely tied to seasonal awareness in Japanese culture.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 田植え機: rice-planting machine
- 田植えの時期: rice-planting season
- 田植えをする: to plant rice
- 手植え: hand-planting (of rice)
CULTURAL NOTES:
田植え has traditionally been accompanied by rituals and festivals. 御田植祭 (rice-planting festivals) are still held at many shrines. School field trips to rice paddies for 田植え体験 (rice-planting experience) are common in Japanese elementary education.