Japanese symbol for “peasant”
農民
のうみん
Romaji: noumin
farmer; peasant
In Japanese, peasant is 農民, read のうみん (noumin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n farmer; peasant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “peasant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百姓 | ひゃくしょう hyakushou | farmer; peasant; farm laborer |
| 農夫 | のうふ noufu | (male) farmer; peasant; farmhand |
| 貧農 | ひんのう hinnou | poor farmer; peasant |
| 水飲み | みずのみ mizunomi | peasant |
| 田夫 | でんぷ denpu | peasant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 農業 | のうぎょう nougyou | agriculture; farming |
| 農家 | のうか nouka | farmer; farming family |
| 農場 | のうじょう noujou | farm (agriculture) |
| 農村 | のうそん nouson | agricultural community; farm village |
| 農地 | のうち nouchi | agricultural land; farmland |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
See also: Chinese symbol for “peasant”.
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.