村人|むらびとmurabito[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounvillager
   村人むらびとたちは、あの世よがあると思おもっていた。↗

   The villagers believed in life after death.

• Synonym村民そんみんNeutralSino-Japanese word for the residents of a 「村」, often with an administrative nuance; 「村人」 is the native term and sounds warmer and more affectionate.
• Antonym都会人とかいじんNeutralA city dweller, sometimes implying a refined urbanite; contrasts with 「村人」 on the country-versus-city axis.

For country villagers in a warm, familiar sense use 「村人」, as in 「村人たちの祭り」; for residents of a 「村」 as an administrative unit use 「村民」. The opposite of 「村人」 is 「都会人」.

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1. 村むらに住すむ住民じゅうみん。