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Kotomora

村

village, town

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 1FrequencyTop 500Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソン

Kun'yomi

  • むら

Nanori

  • え
  • むた
  • ら

Meaning

村 centers on a small human settlement: a village or town, typically smaller and more rural than a city.

Most common words using 村

20 of 131
  • 村むら
    N5

    village

  • 市町村しちょうそん

    cities, towns and villages; municipalities

  • 村人むらびと

    villager

  • 町村ちょうそん

    towns and villages

  • 農村のうそん
    N2

    agricultural community; farm village

  • 村長そんちょう

    village headman; village mayor

  • 山村さんそん

    mountain village

  • 村社そんしゃ

    township shrine

  • 村民そんみん

    villager

  • 漁村ぎょそん
    N1

    fishing village

  • 村中むらじゅう

    within the village; all over the village; throughout the village

  • 村雨むらさめ

    passing shower

  • 小村しょうそん

    small village; hamlet

  • 村落そんらく

    village; hamlet; settlement

  • 村八分むらはちぶ

    ostracism

  • 同村どうそん

    same village; that village

  • 村内そんない

    in the village; within the village

  • 寒村かんそん

    poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village

  • 江村こうそん

    village along a (large) river

  • 野村証券のむらしょうけん

    Nomura Securities

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Etymology

村 combines 木 (tree) and 寸 (a hand/measurement), likely suggesting a measured or bounded area with trees, i.e., a village.

Meaning mnemonic

A village is where trees (木) and a measured space (寸) come together—picture a small settlement surrounded by trees.

Reading mnemonic

For ソン, imagine a son inheriting a small village: son -> ソン, and the village is his home.