村
village, town
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
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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.