田んぼ Rice Paddy

Meaning

Primary

Rice Paddy

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know that the kanji 田 means rice paddy, so it should be easy to work out that this word also means rice paddy.
But… what's the んぼ on the end? It sounds like jumbo (んぼ), so let's say it's a cute ending added by Japanese rice farmers, to make their rice paddies sound bigger than they are.
This word also happens to be a common way of saying "rice paddy" in conversation compared to its formal version, which you will be learning soon.

Reading

たんぼ

Explanation

This word has hiragana attached to the kanji, which is a good sign that the reading is kun'yomi. You learned that reading when you learned the kanji, so you should be good to go.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 田んぼに〜

  田んぼにいる

  to be at the rice paddy

   田んぼに入る

  to enter the rice paddy

• 田んぼの〜

  田んぼの水

  rice paddy water

  田んぼの土

  rice paddy soil

  田んぼのオーナー

  the owner of the rice paddy

• 田んぼを〜

  田んぼをもっている

  to own a rice paddy

  田んぼをみにいく

  to go see the rice paddy

Context Sentences

アジアには田んぼがたくさんある。

There are a lot of rice paddies in Asia.

これはジャスミンライスの田んぼです。

This is a rice field for jasmine rice.

田んぼにハイヒールで入らないで下さい。

Please do not enter the paddy in high heels.

Kanji Composition

1. 田

   た Rice Paddy