田

On'yomi

デン

DEN

Kun'yomi

た

rice field · rice paddy

nature

Details

Strokes5

Frequency#90

Radical田field(5)

Stroke Order

Strokes5

Cultural Context

Etymology

Pictograph of divided rice field.

Symbolism

Rice field, countryside, rural. Represents agriculture and nature.

Related Culture & Scenes

— Ice crystals

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

我田引水

がでんいんすい

seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field; seeking one's own interests

臍下丹田

せいかたんでん

pit of the stomach; pit of the stomach

田夫野人

でんぷやじん

rustic; boor; hick; rustic

瓜田李下

かでんりか

be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal; be careful not to invite the least suspicion

滄海桑田

そうかいそうでん

the world is a scene of constant changes; the blue sea turns into a mulberry field; the world is a scene of constant changes

桑田滄海

そうでんそうかい

the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea); the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea)

桑田碧海

そうでんへきかい

the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea); the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea)

李下瓜田

りかかでん

be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal; be careful not to invite the least suspicion