Meaning

Primary

Farming Village

Alternative

Rural Community

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A farming village is a farming village. No fancy, city-slicker mnemonics here.

農村 refers to a rural community where agriculture is the main way of life. Although it doesn't just mean countryside, you'll often see it used in contrast to something else, like 都市と農村 (urban and rural areas).

Reading

のうそん
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You didn't learn 's on'yomi with the kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you remember it:

Your farming village is so small that it's just you and your son (そん). You have a farm on one side of the village, and your son has his own farm on the other side. Together, you and your son form a tight-knit, two-person rural community.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 農村部

    rural area

    農村開発

    rural development

    農村社会

    rural society

Context Sentences

私は農村部の村に住んでいます。

I live in a village in a rural area.

農村の生活は、とてものんびりしています。

Life in a farming village is very relaxed.

そして、農村の人々はとても親切です。

And people in rural communities are very kind.

Kanji Composition