田舎|いなかinaka[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrural area; countryside; the sticks
   １週間しゅうかん田舎いなかにいてすっかり元気げんきになったような気きがする。↗

   I feel completely restored after a week in the country.
2. nounhometown
   去年きょねんの夏なつ、父ちちの田舎いなかに行いきました。↗

   I visited my father's hometown last summer.

• Synonym鄙ひなWrittenA written word for countryfolk, also used as a humble way to refer to oneself; archaic and literary, rarely seen today.
• Synonym田園でんえんNeutralFields and farmland, or countryside full of them, as in 「田園風景」; it tends to carry a pleasant, relaxed image that 「田舎」 lacks.
• Related地方ちほうNeutralA region or district, also areas outside the capital, as in 「関東地方」「地方出身」. More objective than 「田舎」 and carries no rustic or unsophisticated nuance.
• Related在方ざいかたWrittenA written word for rural villages, with an old-fashioned tone; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Antonym都会とかいNeutralThe opposite of 「田舎」: a bustling big city, as in 「都会の生活」.
• Antonym都市としNeutralAlso the opposite of 「田舎」, meaning city in a neutral, objective sense, as in 「都市計画」.

Default to 「田舎」 for the countryside or one's hometown. Use 「地方」 for a region or areas outside the capital, 「田園」 for idyllic rural scenery, and 「都会」 or 「都市」 for cities.

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1. （デンシャ/デンジャ）田畑たはたとそれに付属ふぞくする粗末そまつな家いえ。
2. （デンシャ/デンジャ）いなか。