稲田(いなだ)

稲田(いなだ) is a somewhat literary or formal word for rice paddy. In everyday conversation, 田(た)んぼ or 水田(すいでん) are more commonly used. 稲田(いなだ) emphasizes the paddy as a field of rice plants (稲(いね)) and is often found in written descriptions of rural scenery.

Common collocations

• 稲田(いなだ)の風景(ふうけい) — rice paddy scenery
• 青々(あおあお)とした稲田(いなだ) — verdant rice paddies
• 稲田(いなだ)が実(みの)る — the rice paddy bears grain

Similar words

• 田(た)んぼ — rice paddy (everyday, spoken)
• 水田(すいでん) — paddy field (neutral, common in writing)
• 田畑(たはた) — fields (rice paddies and dry fields collectively)

Note: 稲田(いなだ) is also a common Japanese surname.