焼き畑 やきばた land made arable by the slash-and-burn… #22,584 Meanings やきばた · やきはた · やきばたけ also 焼畑 noun land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming Its kanji 焼 ショウ · や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き、や.ける bake, burning 畑 はた、はたけ、-ばたけ farm, field, garden, one's specialty, (kokuji)