村
村 — Village
village, town
On’yomiソン (son)
Kun’yomiむら (mura)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 村
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 村 | むら mura | village |
| 市町村 | しちょうそん shichouson | cities, towns and villages; municipalities |
| 農村 | のうそん nouson | agricultural community; farm village; rural |
| 山村 | さんそん sanson | mountain village |
| 村長 | そんちょう sonchou | village headman; village mayor |
| 町村 | ちょうそん chouson | towns and villages |
Study notes
村 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #253 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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