田舎

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Countryside, rural area

N4noun·inaka

How to remember it

田 (rice field) + 舎 (hut) — life among the rice fields, far from the city.

Example sentences

  • 私は田舎で育った。

    わたしはいなかでそだった。

    I grew up in the countryside.

  • 休みに田舎へ帰る。

    やすみにいなかへかえる。

    I go back to the countryside on my days off.

Usage

Often implies one's hometown; the antonym is 都会 (the city).

Related words

農村田舎者里帰り都会

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