noun

  1. new rice field, newly developed rice field.
  2. wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
新田 しんでん
新田 あらた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

new
シン あたら.しい あら.た (2nd, N4)
parent(親) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)