農夫|のうふnoufu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
   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.

• Synonym農民のうみんNeutralThe most common and formal word for a farmer; leans toward the social-class sense.
• Synonym農家のうかNeutralA farming household or farmhouse; points to the family and house rather than the individual.
• Synonym百姓ひゃくしょうNeutralA farmer; historically also a tiller. Depending on context it can sound rustic or even insulting, so use with care; 「農夫」 is the more old-fashioned, literary word.
• Related百姓ひゃくしょうNeutralA farmer; historically also a tiller. Depending on context it can sound rustic or even insulting, so use with care; 「農夫」 is the more old-fashioned, literary word.
• Related作男さくおとこWrittenAn old-fashioned term for a man hired by a farming family to do farm work; stresses the employer–employee tie and is rarely used today.
• Related農婦のうふNeutralA woman engaged in farming; the female counterpart of 「農夫」.
• Related田夫でんぷWrittenWritten style: a farmer, also a humble way for a country person to refer to himself; has an archaic flavor.
• Related農業家のうぎょうかWrittenWritten style for a person engaged in agriculture, framing it as a profession; not often used.
• Related農場主のうじょうしゅNeutralA farm owner, stressing the operator/manager side, as with large farms in Europe and America.
• Relatedお百姓さんおひゃくしょうさんNeutralA friendly colloquial form of 「百姓」, used for and by adults and children alike, carrying a warm, grateful nuance.
• Related農人のうじんWrittenA written word for a farmer; seldom used and rather classical.
• Related農場労働者のうじょうろうどうしゃNeutralA hired worker on a farm, stressing the laborer's status.

For a farmer in neutral, formal usage pick 「農民」; for a farming family or farmhouse, 「農家」; for the owner of a farm, 「農場主」. 「農夫」 itself is old-fashioned and literary, picturing a man working in the fields, and turns up mostly in fairy tales and literature.

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1. （時代じだいがかった表現ひょうげん）農業のうぎょうをする人ひと。農民のうみん、百姓ひゃくしょう。