tián

畑

Character · Noun

dry field; Japanese surname character

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Meanings

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1.

noun

dry field (upland field, non-irrigated); dry land

Originally a Japanese kokuji (国字), adopted into Chinese to represent dry fields as opposed to paddy fields (水田). In Chinese contexts, it primarily appears when writing Japanese names or place names.

Zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
zài在
Rì日
běn本
xiě写
zuò作
 "
tián畑
 "
 ,
yì意
si思
shì是
hàn旱
dì地
 。

This surname is written as "畑" in Japanese, meaning dry field.

Tián畑
yǔ与
shuǐ水
dào稻
tián田
bù不
tóng同
 ,
shì是
zhǐ指
bù不
xū需
yào要
guàn灌
gài溉
de的
hàn旱
dì地
 。

Unlike paddy fields, "hatake" refers to dry land that does not require irrigation.

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Tián畑
Jiàn健
tài太
láng郎
shì是
yī一
wèi位
Rì日
běn本
yǎn演
yuán员
 。

Kentaro Hatake is a Japanese actor.