農民(のうみん)

のうみん
noun
farmer, peasant
occupation
1. farmer, peasant
A person who works in agriculture, especially a small-scale or traditional farmer.
農民(のうみん)たちは早朝(そうちょう)から働(はたら)く。
The farmers work from early morning.
江戸時代(えどじだい)の農民(のうみん)の生活(せいかつ)は厳(きび)しかった。
The life of farmers in the Edo period was harsh.
農民(のうみん)運動(うんどう)が起(お)こった。
A farmers' movement arose.
この地域(ちいき)の農民(のうみん)は主(おも)に米(こめ)を作(つく)っている。
The farmers in this region mainly grow rice.
干(かん)ばつが続(つづ)き、農民(のうみん)たちの生活(せいかつ)は深刻(しんこく)な影響(えいきょう)を受(う)けた。
The drought continued and the farmers' lives were seriously affected.

SIMILAR/RELATED words

  • 農家(のうか) (farm household; farmer - more common in modern usage)
  • 農業者(のうぎょうしゃ) (agricultural worker - formal)
  • 百姓(ひゃくしょう) (farmer - traditional term, can sound dated or rude)
  • 小作人(こさくにん) (tenant farmer - historical)

Etymology

農民(のうみん) often appears in historical contexts, such as discussions of the feudal class system where farmers were the second class (士農工商(しのうこうしょう)).

Modern usage

農家(のうか) is more commonly used today to refer to farming families or farmers in neutral contexts.

Related Words

Related: 農家(のうか) (farm household)
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Added 2026.1.12 21:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 11:55
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