This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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rice field
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上田

じょうでん
high rice field; very fertile rice field
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新田

しんでん、あらた
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
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真田

さなだ
plait; braid
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桑田

そうでん
mulberry plantation
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下田

げでん
worn-out rice land
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沼田

ぬまた、ぬまだ
marshy rice field or paddy
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水田

すいでん
(water-filled) paddy field
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田園

田苑
でんえん、でんおん
country; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
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田舎

いなか
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown