農 家(のうか)

のうか

noun

farmer, farm household

1. farmer, farm household

A person or family that engages in farming; also refers to the farmhouse itself.

農家(のうか)から直接(ちょくせつ)野菜(やさい)を買(か)う。

I buy vegetables directly from farmers.

祖父(そふ)は農家(のうか)で育(そだ)った。

My grandfather grew up on a farm.

地元(じもと)の農家(のうか)を支援(しえん)する。

To support local farmers.

USAGE: 農家(のうか) can refer to (1) a farmer/farming family, or (2) a farmhouse.

COMMON PATTERNS:

農家(のうか)の人(ひと) (farmer)
農家(のうか)で育(そだ)つ (to grow up on a farm)
農家(のうか)を営(いとな)む (to run a farm)
農家(のうか)直送(ちょくそう) (direct from the farm)

RELATED WORDS:

農民(のうみん) - farmer, peasant (more emphasis on the person)
農業(のうぎょう) - agriculture, farming
農村(のうそん) - farming village
農地(のうち) - farmland
専業(せんぎょう)農家(のうか) - full-time farmer
兼業(けんぎょう)農家(のうか) - part-time farmer

Related Words

Related: 農民(のうみん) (farmer, peasant)

Related: 農業(のうぎょう) (agriculture)

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Added 2026.1.12 20:10 · Revised 2026.5.26 22:19

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