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村落共同体 (sonrakukyoudoutai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Japanese village communities had particularly strong solidarity during the Edo period.
The study of village communities is an important theme in rural sociology.
Related words 共きょう 同どう 体たい 共同体 is a broader term for any community or cooperative group, while 村落共同体 specifically refers to a rural village community.
村そん 落らく 村落 means 'village' or 'hamlet' as a physical settlement, without the social-organizational nuance of 村落共同体.
Etymology Compound of 村落 (village) and 共同体 (community). The term is a modern calque or translation equivalent for the Western sociological concept of 'village community', though the phenomenon it describes has deep historical roots in Japan.
