How to say "peasant" in Japanese

• 農民のうみんJLPT N3approx.Common
  no-adjectiveThe most neutral, general choice for 'peasant' or 'farmer' as a member of the agricultural class; suitable in historical, social, or economic discussion without any negative coloring.
  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
  nounCovers 'farmer' and 'peasant' but is tagged sensitive: it can sound rough, dismissive, or old-fashioned when applied to people, so it is rarely the safest word to use.
  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.
• 農夫のうふCommon
  nounRefers to a male farmer or farmhand, matching the 'peasant' or 'farm laborer' sense with an explicitly masculine image; typical in literary or historical descriptions of men working the land.
  農夫のうふは春はるになると種しゅをまく。↗

  Farmers sow seeds in the spring.
• 貧農ひんのうCommon
  nounSpecifically a poor farmer, so it fits 'peasant' only when poverty is the point, as in historical accounts of impoverished rural cultivators; not a general word for farmers.

Use 農民 for a neutral 'peasant/farmer'; 百姓 is sensitive and often pejorative; 農夫 refers to a male farmer or farmhand; 貧農 specifically means a poor farmer.

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

• 農民のうみんfarmer
• 百姓ひゃくしょうfarmer
• 農夫のうふ(male) farmer
• 貧農ひんのうpoor farmer
• 小百姓こびゃくしょうpeasant
• 田夫でんぷpeasant
• ペザントpeasant
• 土百姓どびゃくしょうfarmer
• 農人のうじんfarmer
• 田吾作たごさくfarmer
• 水飲みみずのみpeasant