水稲(すいとう)

すいとう
noun
paddy rice; wet-paddy rice
plant-general
1. paddy rice; rice grown in flooded fields
Rice cultivated in flooded paddy fields, as opposed to rice grown in dry fields. The standard method of rice farming in Japan.
日本(にほん)では水稲(すいとう)が主(しゅ)だ。
In Japan, paddy rice is the main type.
この地域(ちいき)は水稲(すいとう)の栽培(さいばい)が盛(さか)んだ。
Paddy rice cultivation is thriving in this region.
水稲(すいとう)は田(た)に水(みず)を張(は)って育(そだ)てるため、水(みず)の管理(かんり)がとても重要(じゅうよう)だ。
Because paddy rice is grown with water flooded into the fields, managing the water is very important.

An agricultural term contrasting with 陸稲(りくとう) (upland/dry-field rice). Almost all rice in Japan is 水稲(すいとう), grown in flooded paddies.

Similar words

  • 陸稲(りくとう): upland rice — grown in ordinary dry fields without flooding
  • 稲(いね): rice plant — the plant itself, regardless of growing method
  • 田(た)・水田(すいでん): rice paddy — the flooded field where 水稲(すいとう) is grown

Related Words

Compare: 田(た) (rice paddy)
Compare: 水田(すいでん) (rice paddy)
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