Korean word

논

Pronunciation

Romanizationnon

Meaning

  • nounrice paddy

Example

어제 논에서 일했어.eo je no ne seo il hae sseo

I worked in the rice paddy yesterday.

Illustration for 논 (rice paddy)

More examples

아침에 논을 갈았어.a chi me no neul ka ra sseo

I plowed the rice paddy in the morning.

Core concept

A flat, water-filled field where rice grows.

Common phrases

  • 논을 갈다no neul kal da

    plow a rice paddy

  • 논에 물을 대다no ne mu reul tae da

    irrigate a rice paddy

Similar words

밭pat: A cultivated plot of land where vegetables or other crops grow without standing water.

Definition in Korean

논은 벼를 기르기 위해 물을 댄 평평한 밭.no neun pyeo reul ki reu gi wi hae mu reul taen pyeong pyeong han pat

Word origin

The exact historical origin is uncertain, but this is a native Korean term traditionally used for wet fields where rice is grown.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the broad English word field, this term identifies a rice-growing field rather than a dry crop field.

Opposites

Related words

  • 논밭nonbatrice paddies and fieldsnoun
  • 논갈이nongaripaddy plowingnoun

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