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農山村 (のうさんそん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

農のう山さん村そん

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Meanings

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noun

farming and mountain villages; rural districts

Refers to rural areas where agriculture and mountain-based livelihoods are central; often used in socioeconomic or geographic contexts.

農のう山さん村そんの過か疎そ化かが進すすんでいる。
Depopulation is progressing in farming and mountain villages.
この地ち域いきは農のう山さん村そんと

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This area is known as a rural farming and mountain district.

Kanji

農agriculture, farmers
山mountain
村village, town

Similar words

農のう村そん
農村 refers broadly to agricultural villages, while 農山村 specifically includes mountain areas and the combined farming-forestry lifestyle.
山さん村そん
山村 focuses on mountain villages, often with less emphasis on farming; 農山村 explicitly combines both farming and mountain elements.

Etymology

Compound of 農 (agriculture), 山 (mountain), and 村 (village). The term likely emerged in modern Japanese to describe rural areas that combine farming and mountain-based livelihoods.