How to say "farmer" in Japanese

• 農家のうかJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe plain word for a farmer, and by extension the farming family or household; use it when you simply mean someone who farms, as in talking about a family farm or a farmer's livelihood.
  農家のうかの子こになりたいかね。↗

  Would you like to be a farm boy?
• 農民のうみんJLPT N3approx.Common
  no-adjectiveFarmer with a peasant nuance: a member of the farming class rather than a neutral job description; it suits historical or class-focused talk, while 農家 is the safer choice for simply naming someone's occupation.
  私は貧まずしい農民のうみんに過すぎない。↗

  I am nothing but a poor peasant.
• 百姓ひゃくしょうCommon
  nounA farmer or peasant, also a farmhand; because it is sensitive, calling someone this can sound insulting or contemptuous, so it is seldom the word you want in ordinary speech.
  お百姓ひゃくしょうさんはそれを聞きいて喜よろこぶに違ちがいない。↗

  The farmers must be happy to hear that.

Use 農家 for a farmer or farming household in neutral contexts; 農民 when the peasant nuance — a farmer as a class or in historical framing — matters; avoid 百姓 unless you intend its rough, potentially insulting flavor.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 農家のうかfarmer
• 農民のうみんfarmer
• 百姓ひゃくしょうfarmer
• ファーマーfarmer
• 田吾作たごさくfarmer
• 土百姓どびゃくしょうfarmer
• 農業家のうぎょうかfarmer
• 農場主のうじょうしゅfarmer
• お百姓さんおひゃくしょうさんfarmer
• 農業従事者のうぎょうじゅうじしゃfarmer
• 農人のうじんfarmer
• 栽培家さいばいかgrower
• 栽培者さいばいしゃgrower
• 農夫のうふ(male) farmer
• 作り手つくりてfarmer