村(むら)

むら

noun

village

1. village

A small community in a rural area.

村(むら)に住(す)んでいる。

I live in a village.

この村(むら)は静(しず)かだ。

This village is quiet.

山(やま)の奥(おく)に小(ちい)さな村(むら)があった。

There was a small village deep in the mountains.

村(むら) means village - a small rural community. It is also the smallest administrative unit in Japan.

Pronunciation

むら: standalone word, native compounds
そん: in official/formal compound names

Related words

村(むら): village (smallest)
町(まち): town
市(し): city
区(く): ward (in large cities)
県(けん): prefecture

Compounds

村人(むらびと): villager
村長(そんちょう): village mayor/chief
農村(のうそん): farming village
漁村(ぎょそん): fishing village
村落(そんらく): village, hamlet

Common expressions

村八分(むらはちぶ): social ostracism (historical village punishment)

Related Words

Related: 町(まち) (town, city)

Compare: 集落(しゅうらく) (village)

Compare: まだら (mottled)

Compare: 山里(やまざと) (mountain village)

Compare: ばらつき (variation)

Related: 市(し) (city)

Related: 〜区(く) (ward)

Related: 県(けん) (prefecture)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:18 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:24

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