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邑落 (ゆうらく, yuuraku) Japanese meaning: hamlet | Kotomora

邑ゆう落らく

Meanings

1

hamlet; small village

A small settlement or cluster of houses, typically in a rural area. This is a literary or somewhat formal term; in everyday speech, 集落 (しゅうらく) or 村 (むら) are more common.

その邑ゆう落らくには十じっ軒けんほどの家いえしかなかった。
That hamlet had only about ten houses.

Kanji

邑village, rural community, right village radical (no. 163)
落fall, drop, come down

Related words

集しゅう落らく
集落 is the standard modern word for a small settlement or hamlet, while 邑落 is a literary and less common synonym.
村むら
村 is the everyday word for a village, larger and more common than a hamlet; 邑落 implies a smaller, more isolated settlement.

Etymology

Compound of 邑 (ゆう, 'village' or 'hamlet') and 落 (らく, 'settlement' or 'cluster'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of a small rural settlement.