田舎

See also: 田舍

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
田	舎
いなか
Grade: 1	Grade: 5
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
田舍 (kyūjitai)

/winaka/ → /inaka/

Possibly a compound of 居 (i, the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) and 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 居る (iru), “to be, exist (of animate objects)”) +‎ 中 (naka, “inside, middle”).

The spelling is from Chinese 田舍 (tiánshè).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いなか [ìnáká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ina̠ka̠]

Noun

田舎(いなか) • (inaka) ^{←ゐなか (winaka)?}

1. (sensitive) the country (rural area), countryside

   生活(せいかつ)は都市(とし)より田舎(いなか)のほうが安泰(あんたい)だ。

   Seikatsu wa toshi yori inaka no hō ga antai da.

   Life is more secure in the country than in the city.

2. a remote area with a small population
3. a hometown
4. something crude or unrefined
5. (archaic women's speech, colloquial) Short for 田舎御樽 (inaka otaru): unrefined sake
6. (colloquial) Short for 田舎酒 (inakazake): sake made in the countryside; local sake
7. (colloquial) Short for 田舎汁粉 (inaka-jiruko): a red bean soup made with slightly crushed red bean paste

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
田	舎
でん Grade: 1	しゃ Grade: 5
goon

Alternative spelling
田舍 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Also read with rendaku (連濁), as denja.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) でんしゃ [dèńshá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

田(でん)舎(しゃ) or 田舎(でんじゃ) • (densha or denja) 

1. (archaic) the country (rural area), countryside; a house in the countryside