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村

Village
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingソン
Kun readingむら
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 1Level 4

Meanings

  1. villageRtK
    彼は村の方に足を向けた。He bent his steps toward the village.tatoeba
    彼は村中の人に知られている。He is known to everyone in the village.tatoeba
  2. town

Synonyms

ビレッジ集落

Homonyms

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Same reading (むら)
斑 · unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.)

Popular Usage

漁村

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
村
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · measure · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 221

Compound words

木村きむら
Japanese name
村役場むらやくば
a village office
漁村ぎょそん
fishing village
寒村かんそん
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
村人むらびと
villager
村長そんちょう
village headman; village mayor
村民そんみん
villager
町村ちょうそん
towns and villages
農村のうそん
agricultural community; farm village; rural
山村さんそん
mountain village
市町村しちょうそん
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
選手村せんしゅむら
Olympic village; athlete's village
村議会そんぎかい
village assembly
旧村きゅうそん
old village
村雨むらさめ
passing shower
村翁そんおう
village elder
村庄そんしょう
village
村邑そんゆう
village
村掟むらおきて
village rules (Edo period)
村時雨むらしぐれ
autumn shower
村八分むらはちぶ
ostracism
魔界村まかいむら
Ghosts 'n Goblins (video game)
神村学園かみむらがくえん
Kamimura Gakuen
村はちぶむらはちぶ
ostracism

Additional Examples

彼は村人たちと交際しない。
He doesn't mingle with the villagers.tatoeba
彼は村一番の金持ちだったそうだ。
He is said to have been the richest man in the village.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Village. 木 (tree) + 寸 (measure, hand) — a plot among trees marked out for living.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 村

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step