農 村(のうそん)

のうそん

noun

farming village, rural area

1. farming village, agricultural community, rural area

A village or community where agriculture is the main occupation and way of life.

祖父母(そふぼ)は農村(のうそん)に住(す)んでいます。

My grandparents live in a farming village.

農村(のうそん)から都市(とし)への人口(じんこう)移動(いどう)が続(つづ)いている。

The migration from rural areas to cities continues.

日本(にほん)の農村(のうそん)は高齢化(こうれいか)が進(すす)んでいる。

Aging is advancing in Japan's rural farming communities.

Social issue

USAGE: 農村(のうそん) specifically refers to communities centered on agriculture, distinct from general countryside.

COMMON PATTERNS:

農村(のうそん)に住(す)む (to live in a farming village)
農村(のうそん)地域(ちいき) (rural agricultural area)
農村(のうそん)の生活(せいかつ) (rural life)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

農村(のうそん)部(ぶ) (rural farming district)
農村(のうそん)地帯(ちたい) (agricultural zone)
農村(のうそん)振興(しんこう) (rural development)

CONTRAST:

農村(のうそん) - farming village (agriculture-focused)
田舎(いなか) - countryside (general)
漁村(ぎょそん) - fishing village

Related Words

Related: 農家(のうか) (farm household)

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Added 2026.1.14 9:58 · Revised 2026.5.31 3:11

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