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Japanese symbol for “cornfield”

Romaji: mugibatake
wheat field; barley field; cornfield

In Japanese, cornfield is , read (mugibatake).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n wheat field; barley field; cornfield

Kanji and stroke order

barley, wheat
on: バク
kun: むぎ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
farm, field, garden

kun: はた、はたけ、-ばたけ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “cornfield”

WordReadingMeaning
とうもろこしばたけ toumorokoshibatakecornfield; corn field; maize field

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こむぎ komugiwheat
こむぎこ komugikowheat flour
そば sobabuckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
おおむぎ oomugibarley (Hordeum vulgare)
むぎちゃ mugichabarley tea
ばくが bakugamalt
たはた tahatafields (of rice and other crops)
くわばたけ kuwabatakemulberry field; mulberry plantation

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.