集落

Japanese

Kanji in this term
集	落

Etymology

/sipuraku/ > /siɸuraku/ > */siwuraku/ > /siuraku/ > /syuːraku/.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɕuːraku/

Noun

集落 (hiragana しゅうらく, romaji shūraku, historical hiragana しふらく)

1. a place where people gather to live their lives; a village or hamlet