Japanese symbol for “rural”
農村
のうそん
Romaji: nouson
agricultural community; farm village
In Japanese, rural is 農村, read のうそん (nouson).
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
- n agricultural community; farm village
- adj-no rural
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rural”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ルーラル | ルーラル ruuraru | rural |
| いなたい | いなたい inatai | rural; unrefined; unsophisticated |
| 田舎っぽい | いなかっぽい inakappoi | provincial; rural; parochial |
| 鄙びた | ひなびた hinabita | rustic; rural; countrified |
| 日向臭い | ひなたくさい hinatakusai | provincial; rural; unrefined |
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 |
| 農民 | のうみん noumin | farmer; peasant |
| 農場 | のうじょう noujou | farm (agriculture) |
| 農地 | のうち nouchi | agricultural land; farmland |
| 市町村 | しちょうそん shichouson | cities, towns and villages; municipalities |
| 村人 | むらびと murabito | villager |
| 町村 | ちょうそん chouson | towns and villages |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rural”.
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.