JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
田 means rice field. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 5 strokes, read た or でん. It is a pictograph: the character began as a picture of the thing itself, so it does not break down into smaller parts. It appears in 田舎 (countryside / rural area / hometown) and 田ぼ (paddy field / farm).
田 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
田 is a pictograph. It is not built from smaller parts: the character is a picture of the thing itself, which is why it cannot be broken down further.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 田舎 | いなか | countryside / rural area / hometown |
| 田ぼ | たんぼ | paddy field / farm |
| 田植え | たうえ | rice planting |
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