This is the kanji for a cultivated field, containing what loosely looks like a stick man next to the kanji for rice paddy, , used here as a radical. It does not have an on reading because the Japanese invented it, although it was later exported to China.

on readings:
    -
kun readings:
  • hata
  • hatake
examples:
dandanbatake terraced fields
mugibatake wheat field

links:
Wiktionary
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Last ∆ on 2 June 2024 by Bradley James Wogsland.