村
JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 村: "village, town"
The kanji 村 means "village, town". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ソン in on'yomi and むら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | village, town |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 253 of 2,501 |
Common words with 村
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 村village
- 村人villager
- 村長village headman; village mayor
- 農村agricultural community; farm village · rural
- 村々villages
- 山村mountain village
- 村落village; hamlet; settlement
- 村民villager
- 村娘village girl
- 漁村fishing village
- 廃村ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
- 隣村neighboring village; neighbouring village
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