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”).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)

(Tokyo) いなか [ìnáká] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ina̠ka̠]

Noun

田舎(いなか) • (inaka) ^{←ゐなか (winaka)^?} (kyūjitai 田舍)

(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.
a remote area with a small population
a hometown
something crude or unrefined
(archaic women's speech, colloquial) Short for 田舎御樽 (inaka otaru): unrefined sake
(colloquial) Short for 田舎酒 (inakazake): sake made in the countryside; local sake
(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

On’yomi: Goon

(Tokyo) でんしゃ [dèńshá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

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

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

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK2-2] 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō

[ZAJ-3] 1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN