Vocabulary

What does 田んぼ (たんぼ, tanbo) mean?

田んぼ (たんぼ, tanbo) means rice paddy.

Quick facts
Readingたんぼ
Romajitanbo
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
たんぼ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontanbo

rice paddy

  1. 1noun rice field; rice paddy; paddy field

Example sentences

  • I put water into the rice paddy.

  • When autumn comes, the rice paddies turn yellow.

Kanji in this word

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.