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 2026.1.19 21:17
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