English–Japanese

“rice field” in Japanese

Japanese

Also田んぼ (tanbo)

Romajita

父は田で米を作っています。chichi wa ta de bei o tsuku tte i ma su

My father is growing rice in the rice field.

“Rice field” in Japanese is 田 (ta).

Describes farmland prepared and used specifically for cultivating rice.

夏になると、祖父は毎朝田の様子を見に行きます。natsu ni na ru to so fu wa mai asa ta no yō su o mi ni i ki ma su

In summer, my grandfather goes to check on the rice field every morning.

English uses both "rice field" and "rice paddy," while Japanese commonly uses 田んぼ (tanbo) in everyday conversation for this kind of land.

tanbo

nounrice field

この田んぼは広いです。ko no ta n bo wa hiro i de su

This rice field is large.