Japanese symbol for “fields”
田畑
たはた
Romaji: tahata
fields (of rice and other crops)
In Japanese, fields is 田畑, read たはた (tahata).
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
- n fields (of rice and other crops)
Written forms: 田畑、田畠. Readings: たはた、でんぱた、でんばた、たはたけ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fields”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野外 | やがい yagai | fields; outskirts; suburbs |
| 田園 | でんえん den'en | cultivated land; fields |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 田舎 | いなか inaka | rural area; countryside; the sticks |
| 水田 | すいでん suiden | (water-filled) paddy field |
| 上田 | じょうでん jouden | high rice field; very fertile rice field |
| 田園 | でんえん den'en | the country; countryside; rural districts |
| 油田 | ゆでん yuden | oil field |
| 麦畑 | むぎばたけ mugibatake | wheat field; barley field; cornfield |
| 桑畑 | くわばたけ kuwabatake | mulberry field; mulberry plantation |
| 花畑 | はなばたけ hanabatake | field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fields”.
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.