Japanese word

農村

Pronunciation

Romajinōson

多くの若者がその農村を出ています。ō ku no waka mono ga so no nō son o de te i ma su

Many young people are leaving that rural village.

祖父母は今も農村で野菜を育てています。so fu bo wa ima mo nō son de ya sai o soda te te i ma su

My grandparents still grow vegetables in a rural village.

Describes a community or area where farming forms the main part of local life and work.

田舎inaka: A countryside area or community whose main local activity need not be farming.

農業を主な産業とする村や地域。nō gyō o omo na san gyō to su ru mura ya chi iki

The compound 農村 (nōson) combines 農 (nō, "farming") and 村 (son, "village"), so its parts describe a community centered on agriculture.

In modern Japanese, 農村 (nōson) is more specific and formal than 田舎 (inaka), which broadly means the countryside and may include places where farming is not central.