Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 田舎(いなか) in Japanese

田舎
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
いなか
Romaji
inaka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    rural area; countryside; the sticks
    Example sentence
    田舎育った I grew up in the country.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    hometown
    Example sentence
    もう田舎少年なのだ I'm a country boy now.

Examples of 田舎, いなか in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

8 strokes

cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion

On'Yomi: シャ, セキ

Kun'Yomi: やど.る

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

rice field, rice paddy

On'Yomi: デン

Kun'Yomi: た

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