Kanji 村: village, town

Key takeaways

Kanji 村: village, town. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

村

Meaning

villagetown

On reading

ソン

Kun reading

むら

Radical

木

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 村

village, town

Kanji structure breakdown

村

Structure breakdown

木 + 寸

Mnemonic story

A village (村) is a place where people live in a small (寸) area surrounded by trees (木). Historically, trees were used to mark the boundaries of these settlements.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソン

漁村ぎょそん
fishing village
農村のうそん
agricultural community / farm village

Kun reading

むら

村むら
village / small town

Commonly used words

漁村
ぎょそん
fishing village
農村
のうそん
agricultural community / farm village
村
むら
village / small town

Example sentences

Example 1

漁村で新鮮な魚を買いました。

Translation

I bought fresh fish in the fishing village.

Example 2

その漁村は海がとてもきれいです。

Translation

The fishing village has a very beautiful sea.

Example 3

農村で伝統的な祭りが行われる。

Translation

A traditional festival is held in the rural village.

Example 4

農村の生活は自然と密接だ。

Translation

Life in farm villages is closely connected to nature.

Kanji 村: village, town

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

漁村 (ぎょそん): meaning and examples

農村 (のうそん): meaning and examples

村 (むら): meaning and examples