Rare literary term for a settlement, encompassing cities, towns, and villages. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered mainly in classical or formal texts.
In old documents, the word 市邑 is used to refer to a settlement.
Common word for 'village'; 市邑 is a rare, broader term that can also include cities and towns.
Compound of 市 (market, city) and 邑 (village, hamlet). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'settlement'.