村 — village, town

むら村 village

U+6751 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #253 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #209 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

village
town

word

むら mura Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

村(むら) mura village 村(むら) 上(かみ) murakami Murakami (surname) 中(なか) 村(むら) nakamura Nakamura (surname) 木(き) 村(むら) kimura Kimura (surname) 西(にし) 村(むら) nishimura Nishimura (surname) 村(むら) 人(びと) murabito villager

そん son On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

市(し) 町(ちょう) 村(そん) shichouson cities, towns, and villages 農(のう) 村(そん) nouson farming village 町(ちょう) 村(そん) chouson towns and villages 山(さん) 村(そん) sanson mountain village 村(そん) 長(ちょう) sonchou village chief

Stroke order

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