いなか

See also: いなが

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いなか – see the following entry.

【田舎】

[noun] (sensitive) the country (rural area), countryside

[noun] a remote area with a small population

[noun] a hometown

[noun] something crude or unrefined

[noun] (archaic women's speech, colloquial) Short for 田舎御樽 (inaka otaru): unrefined sake

[noun] (colloquial) Short for 田舎酒 (inakazake): sake made in the countryside; local sake

[noun] (colloquial) Short for 田舎汁粉 (inaka-jiruko): a red bean soup made with slightly crushed red bean paste

(This term, いなか, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)