1.
rice paddy; rice field
A flooded field where rice is cultivated.
稲田に水を入れる。
I flood the rice paddy with water.
秋になると稲田が黄金色に染まる。
In autumn, the rice paddies turn golden.
村の周りには見渡す限り稲田が続いていた。
Rice paddies stretched as far as the eye could see around the village.
稲田 is a somewhat literary or formal word for rice paddy. In everyday conversation, 田んぼ or 水田 are more commonly used. 稲田 emphasizes the paddy as a field of rice plants (稲) and is often found in written descriptions of rural scenery.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 稲田の風景 — rice paddy scenery
- 青々とした稲田 — verdant rice paddies
- 稲田が実る — the rice paddy bears grain
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 田んぼ — rice paddy (everyday, spoken)
- 水田 — paddy field (neutral, common in writing)
- 田畑 — fields (rice paddies and dry fields collectively)
NOTE: 稲田 is also a common Japanese surname.