Japanese symbol for “plantation”
畑
はたけ
Romaji: hatake
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden
In Japanese, plantation is 畑, read はたけ (hatake).
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 field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
- n, n-suf field (of specialization); sphere; area; line
- n womb; birth; birthplace
Written forms: 畑、畠. Readings: はたけ、はた.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “plantation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 農園 | のうえん nouen | farm; plantation |
| 園 | えん en | garden; orchard; park |
| 耕地 | こうち kouchi | arable land; plantation; farmland |
| 植え込み | うえこみ uekomi | thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery |
| プランテーション | プランテーション puranteeshon | plantation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 田畑 | たはた tahata | fields (of rice and other crops) |
| 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 |
| 畑作 | はたさく hatasaku | dry field farming; dry field crop |
| お花畑 | おはなばたけ ohanabatake | field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed |
See also: Chinese symbol for “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.