散さん村そん

noun

dispersed rural settlement

A settlement pattern where farmhouses are scattered across the countryside rather than clustered together. Often contrasted with 集村 (しゅうそん, clustered village).

See also: 集村

• 散さん村そんは、日本にほんの農のう村そん景けい観かんの一ひとつの特とく徴ちょうです。

  Dispersed settlements are one characteristic of Japan's rural landscape.

• この地ち域いきでは、散さん村そんよりも集しゅう村そんの方ほうが多おおく見みられます。

  In this area, clustered villages are more common than dispersed settlements.