Question

畔 あぜ、くろ、ほとり paddy-ridge, levee S 田: rice field; rice paddy半: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part- 田 5 (none) paddy ridge Think about a large rice field as a big square. Then you draw a line down the middle, halving it into two. Then you draw a line across the middle, halving it again into four... These halvings are paddy-ridges that separate the rice field into separate sections. I dunno the reason why, but that´s how it´s done.

Accepted Answer

ハン ぐろ 1 2049 10 102 た・たへん 形声 Phonetic A PADDY-RIDGE divides the RICE FIELD in HALF.

Kanji	畔
Onyomi	ハン
Kunyomi	あぜ、くろ、ほとり
Nanori	ぐろ
English	paddy-ridge, levee
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2049
Components	田: rice field; rice paddy 半: half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	田
Radical Number	102
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	た・たへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	paddy ridge
Koohii Story 1	A PADDY-RIDGE divides the RICE FIELD in HALF.
Koohii Story 2	Think about a large rice field as a big square. Then you draw a line down the middle, halving it into two. Then you draw a line across the middle, halving it again into four... These halvings are paddy-ridges that separate the rice field into separate sections. I dunno the reason why, but that´s how it´s done.

Rice Field Paddy Draw Line Middle Halving Separate