VocabJLPT N1
rice paddy
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. (water-filled) paddy field
This noun refers to a flooded field specifically used for growing rice. It is a fundamental part of Japanese agricultural culture and landscape, and you will often see it mentioned in rural or historical contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Rice exists because there are people who keep tending the paddies.

Sentence 2

"There's trash blocking the irrigation channel in the paddy fields," a resident reported.

Sentence 3

"Let's put a net around the paddy," my sister suggested.

Sentence 4

Still, do you really need to check on the paddy fields every single day?

Sentence 5

The sunset reflected in the nearby rice paddies was strikingly beautiful.