noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
leaving one's village; departure from a village
Refers to the act of moving away from or abandoning a rural village, often due to economic or social factors. Can be used as a noun or with する as an intransitive verb.
過疎化で多くの若者が離村した。
Many young people left the village due to depopulation.
離村が進み、村
As people left the village, its population halved.