畑


This is the kanji for a cultivated field, containing what loosely looks like a stick man next to the kanji for rice paddy, 田, 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:
段々畑 dandanbatake terraced fields
桑畑 kuwabatake mulberry field
麦畑 mugibatake wheat field

links:
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Last ∆ on 19 February 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.