Japanese symbol for “boondocks”
ド田舎
どいなか
Romaji: doinaka
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
In Japanese, boondocks is ド田舎, read どいなか (doinaka).
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Meanings
- n remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
Written forms: ド田舎、ど田舎、度田舎. Readings: どいなか.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 田舎 | いなか inaka | rural area; countryside; the sticks |
| 水田 | すいでん suiden | (water-filled) paddy field |
| 上田 | じょうでん jouden | high rice field; very fertile rice field |
| 田園 | でんえん den'en | the country; countryside; rural districts |
| 油田 | ゆでん yuden | oil field |
| 田畑 | たはた tahata | fields (of rice and other crops) |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ kousha | school building; schoolhouse |
| 宿舎 | しゅくしゃ shukusha | lodging (house); accommodation; hotel |
See also: Chinese symbol for “boondocks”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.