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Village


Meaning

Village, Rural Town

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.


Reading

むら

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. This is the reading you learned already with the kanji. Huzzah!


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 村にもどる

    to return to the village

    村にいる

    to be in the village

    村に入る

    to enter the village

  • 村で生まれる

    to be born in a village

    村でくらす

    to live in a village

    村ですごす

    to spend time in a village

  • 村の人々

    villagers

    村の入り口

    the entrance to the village

    村の人

    villagers

  • 村ができる

    a village is established

    村がある

    there's a village

    村がなくなる

    a village disappears

  • 村から出る

    to get out of the village

    村からはなれる

    to be away from the village

    村からにげる

    to escape from a village

  • 村へもどる

    to go back to the village

    村へむかう

    to go to the village

    村へかえる

    to return to the village

  • 村をおとずれる

    to visit the village

    村を出る

    to leave the village

    村を見る

    to see the village

  • 山の村

    a mountain village

    三つの村

    three villages

    いくつかの村

    several villages

Context Sentences

その村は山の下にある。

The village is below the mountain.

あなたのお母さんはこの村で生まれたのよ。

Your mother was born in this village.

この村の人口は百三十人です。

The population of this village is 130 people.


Kanji Composition