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.

READINGS:

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

ADMINISTRATIVE HIERARCHY:

  • 村(むら/そん): village (smallest)
  • 町(まち/ちょう): 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

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

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Added 2026.1.9 21:18 · Revised 2026.2.22 10:46
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