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石田

shítián
proper noun #37,789

Meanings

  1. 1 Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)
  2. 2 (literary) stony field, infertile land

Examples

石田是日本一个常见的姓氏。
Shítián shì Rìběn yígè chángjiàn de xìngshì.
Ishida is a common Japanese surname.
漫画《东京喰种》的主角叫石田翼。
Mànhuà 《 dōngjīng shì zhǒng 》 de zhǔjiǎo jiào shítián yì.
The protagonist of the manga Tokyo Ghoul is named Ishida (the manga's author is also Ishida).

Tips

history
In classical Chinese, 石田 literally meant 'stony field' — barren land that yields no harvest, used metaphorically for useless things or marriage to a barren woman. In modern usage it's almost exclusively the Japanese surname/placename Ishida.

In Pop Culture

石田三成 Shítián Sān chéng
Ishida Mitsunari
Sengoku-era Japanese daimyo (1559-1600), key supporter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who lost the decisive Battle of Sekigahara to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
石田翠 Shítián Cuì
Sui Ishida
Japanese manga artist (b. 1986), creator of 东京喰种 (Tokyo Ghoul).

Stroke Order

石 shí
田 tián