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Two short strokes representing rice seedlings.
Also known as: Paddy field symbol, Rice field mark, Ta symbol, Two small strokes
The paddy symbol shows two cut rice seedlings, and it is distinguished from the dry-field symbol by exactly that: seedlings for wet rice, a pair of small dots for other crops. The distinction matters on a Japanese map because paddy and dry field are different landscapes.
Denotes a wet rice paddy on a Japanese topographic map, drawn as two short rice seedling strokes.
Contexts: Maps
Contrasts with the separate symbol for a dry field, so a map distinguishes irrigated rice cultivation from other arable land.
Contexts: Maps
Two short vertical strokes with small hooks, set side by side, representing cut rice stems.
The dry field is marked with two short upright strokes; the paddy mark is the other of the two cultivated-land symbols and is drawn alike at map scale.