村|むらmura[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounvillage
   町まちは村むらよりも大おおきい。↗

   Towns are larger than villages.

• Synonym集落しゅうらくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Any place where people live together, regardless of size; common in geography and sociology. Unlike 「村」, it is not an administrative unit.
• Synonym村落そんらくWrittenWritten/formal prose for a village as a settlement itself; frequent in history and geography. 「村」 can also mean an administrative unit.
• SynonymビレッジNeutralNeutral loanword, mostly for facilities, resorts or place names as in 「ヴィレッジ」; not used in everyday speech for a village.
• Synonym人里ひとざとNeutralNeutral. An area where people live, contrasted with remote mountains, as in 「人里に下りる」.
• Synonym部落ぶらくNeutralNeutral. A small settlement within a larger area; because of its link to discrimination, it needs careful handling in modern usage.
• Synonym村里むらざとWrittenLiterary and elegant written word for the countryside, with a nostalgic, pastoral feel; found mostly in poetry, prose and song lyrics.
• Related郷村ごうそんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means the countryside, or in historical contexts the village communities of medieval Japan.
• Antonym都市としNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「村」, meaning a city; the usage leans written and formal.
• Antonym都会とかいNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「村」: a big city where population concentrates, with a bustling, prosperous feel.

Use 「村」 by default for a village. For the settlement itself, 「集落」 and 「村落」 are written words used in geography, history and sociology; 「村里」 and 「郷村」 are literary words for the countryside. 「ビレッジ」 suits resorts and place names, 「人里」 is inhabited land as opposed to deep mountains, and 「部落」 calls for caution today. For cities, 「都市」 is the formal choice and 「都会」 suggests a bustling big city.

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

1. （むら）小規模しょうきぼの集落しゅうらく。
2. （行政ぎょうせい）地方公共団体ちほうこうきょうだんたいのひとつで、町まちよりも小規模しょうきぼのもの。