畑 (Hatake) is a Japanese noun meaning “field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.), cultivated land, vegetable plot, kitchen garden”.
Meanings
- nounfield (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
- noun, noun suffixfield (of specialization); sphere; area; lineばたけ when a suffix
- nounwomb; birth; birthplace
Examples
彼は教育畑で育った。
He has had a long teaching career.
ここは昔、畑だった。
This place used to be a field.
彼らは畑で働いている。
They work in the fields.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).