What is the Kanji for "Village"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Village", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Village" is "村".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Mura".

Its onyomi reading is "Son".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "木" means "Tree" and "Wood" and can be read as "Boku", "Ki", "Moku", and "Ko". And The kanji "寸" means "Measurement" and can be read as "Sun".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "村" mean in japanese?

"村" means "Village".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

村: "Village". The noun '村 (むら)' refers to a small, rural community or settlement, typically smaller than a town. It is often located in a more remote or agricultural area, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand people. Villages tend to have a close-knit community, with a focus on agriculture, forestry, or other rural industries. For example: I live in a small village in the countryside - (私は田舎の小さな村に住んでいます). The village is surrounded by rice fields - (その村は田んぼに囲まれている).

農村: "Rural area". The Japanese noun '農村 (のうそん)' refers to a rural, agricultural area or community. It is used to describe areas outside of major cities, where farming and other rural industries are the primary economic activities. These areas are often characterized by smaller populations, traditional lifestyles, and a reliance on agriculture. For example: He lives in a rural area - (彼は農村に住んでいる). The rural village has a peaceful atmosphere - (農村は静かな雰囲気がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.