稲

• 読み: いね
• ローマ字: ine
• 漢字の分解: 稲 (tō/ine) — rice plant; contains 禾 (grain) radical
• 発音: /i.ne/

意味

Rice plant. The plant that produces rice, grown in paddies across Japan.

A noun specifically referring to the rice plant while it is growing, as opposed to 米 (kome, uncooked rice) or ご飯 (gohan, cooked rice/meal). Rice cultivation has been central to Japanese agriculture and culture for thousands of years. Common in words like 稲刈り (rice harvesting) and 稲穂 (ear of rice). Also a common element in surnames like 稲田 and 稲葉.

例文

1. 秋になると稲が黄金色に変わる。
2. 今年は台風のせいで稲が倒れてしまった。
3. 祖父は毎年稲を育てている。

使い方ガイド

場面: agriculture, rural life, nature

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 稲 combines 禾 (grain plant) and a phonetic element. Rice has been cultivated in Japan since the Yayoi period, making 稲 one of the most culturally significant agricultural terms.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal