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畑

畑·field (dry), cultivated field, one's field of work

On-yomi
none
Kun-yomi
はたけはた

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

9 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
畑はたけdry field, vegetable field
田畑たはたfields (rice paddies and dry fields)
畑仕事はたけしごとwork in the fields, farm work
麦畑むぎばたけwheat field

Example sentences

  1. 祖母は畑で野菜を作っています。

    そぼははたけでやさいをつくっています。

    My grandmother grows vegetables in the field.

  2. 家の後ろに小さい畑があります。

    いえのうしろにちいさいはたけがあります。

    There is a small field behind the house.

  3. 朝から畑仕事をして、とても疲れました。

    あさからはたけしごとをして、とてもつかれました。

    I worked in the fields from the morning and got very tired.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Giving 畑 an on'yomi — it is a Japanese-made kanji and has no Chinese reading
  • Using 畑 for a rice paddy, which is 田 (た / たんぼ)

Memory aid

Picture it

Fire (火) next to a field (田): land dried out by burning, so it grows vegetables rather than rice.

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