How to say 'Farmer' in Japanese | 百姓

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The Japanese word for Farmer is 'Hyakushou', written as 百姓 in Japanese.'Farmer' in hiragana is ひゃくしょう.

word

百姓

Meaning

Farmer

Reading

ひゃくしょう

hyakushou

Kanji

百Hundred 姓Surname, Family name

Explanation

The Japanese noun '百姓 (ひゃくしょう)' historically refers to a farmer or peasant. It is an older term that was commonly used in feudal Japan to describe people who worked in agriculture. While it is still understood today, it can carry a somewhat outdated or even derogatory connotation in modern usage, depending on the context. For example: The farmer works hard「百姓は一生懸命働く」(ひゃくしょうはいっしょうけんめいはたらく). In the past, farmers were called '百姓'「昔、農民は百姓と呼ばれていた」(むかし、のうみんはひゃくしょうとよばれていた). It is important to note that in contemporary Japanese, the term '農民 (のうみん)' or '農家 (のうか)' is more commonly used to refer to farmers in a neutral or respectful way.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N2

Kanji Grade

7

Frequency

4913

Composition

kanji

Handwriting