村

village

JLPT N2 Grade 1 7 strokes

Kun'yomi: むら
On'yomi: ソン
Radical: 木 · tree (tree, wood)

Stroke order & writing

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Example word

村むら

village

村 in example sentences

はよりも。
Machi wa mura yori mo ookii.
Towns are larger than villages.
はての？
Kono mura wa nan te iu no?
What's the name of this village?
トムは小ちいさな村むらで育そだった。
Tomu wa chiisana mura de sodatta.
Tom was raised in a small village.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 村

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村 means "village". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 7 strokes. It is read むら in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Common questions

What does the kanji 村 mean?: 村 means "village". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 村 have?: 村 is written in 7 strokes.
How is 村 read?: It is read むら in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 村?: 村 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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