畑
Common
Noun
family or surname
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.);cultivated land;vegetable plot;kitchen garden;plantation
春になると畑をほりかえして種をまきます。
When spring comes, they dig up the fields and plant seeds.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun
only applies to
はたけ
field (of specialization);sphere;area;line
ばたけ when a suffix
彼は教育畑で育った。
He has had a long teaching career.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
colloquial
only applies to
はたけ
womb;birth;birthplace
1
Hatake
Other forms
畠 【はたけ】 (rarely used kanji form)