Shirabe
はたけ
  • Common
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

はたけ

Common Noun
English JMdict
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
Other forms 畠 【はたけ】 (rarely used kanji form)

漢字 kanji used