How to say "hamlet" in Japanese

• 部落ぶらくCommon
  nounCovers 'hamlet' and a subunit of a village. The word is sensitive, being strongly associated with discrimination against a historically marginalized community, so take care before using it for an ordinary settlement.
  移住者いじゅうしゃの部落ぶらくが野蛮やばん人にんによって征服せいふくされ、移住者いじゅうしゃの希望きぼうも生活せいかつも土壇場どたんばにきた時とき、長ながい歳月さいげつをかけての不幸ふこうとのたたかいに終止符しゅうしふがうたれた。↗

  Years of resistance to misfortune ended when the settlers' village was overcome by the savages and their hopes and lives came to the bitter end.
• 村落そんらくCommon
  nounA neutral word for a rural settlement, covering 'village', 'hamlet' and 'settlement'; it is the safe choice when you simply mean a small country community.
  そのうち、小ちいさな村落そんらくの真上まうえを高架線こうかせんが行いったり来きたりするようになりました。↗

  Pretty soon, there was an elevated train going back and forth just above the small village.

For 'hamlet' as a small rural settlement, 村落 is the neutral choice; 部落 also means a hamlet or a village subunit, but its association with discrimination makes it sensitive, so treat it with care.

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• 部落ぶらくhamlet
• 村落そんらくvillage
• 里さとvillage
• 郷邑きょうゆうhamlet
• 邑落ゆうらくhamlet
• ハムレットhamlet
• ハムレットHamlet (play by Shakespeare)
• 小村しょうそんsmall village