rice field

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 田 has 5 strokes forming a box divided by crossing lines. It concerns rice paddies or cultivated land.
• Basic usage: 田植え is read たうえ, and 田舎 is read いなか.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An agricultural task and a rural area
  • The 田 in 田植え is read た.
  • 田植えを手伝った means helped with rice planting.
  • 田舎 is read as a whole word, いなか.
  • 田舎で小さな店を開く means opening a small shop in the countryside.