農家|のうかnouka[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfarmer; farming family
   農家のうかの子こになりたいかね。↗

   Would you like to be a farm boy?
2. nounfarmhouse
3. nounSchool of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists

• Synonym農民のうみんNeutralRefers to a farmer as an individual; 「農家」 centers on the household or house that lives by farming.
• Synonym百姓ひゃくしょうNeutralAn old word for a farmer that can sound derogatory today, so use it with care; 「農家」 is neutral.
• Synonym農夫のうふWrittenA male farmer; dated and found mainly in stories and literature. In everyday speech say 「農民」.
• Synonym農婦のうふWrittenA woman who works in farming; written style and rare today, while 「農家」 means the whole farm household.
• Synonym田夫でんぷWrittenAn archaic word for a farmer, also a country bumpkin; derogatory or used humbly of oneself.
• Synonym農業家のうぎょうかNeutralSomeone who runs farming as a business; fairly formal and stresses the occupation, not the family.
• Synonymお百姓さんおひゃくしょうさんNeutralA friendly, respectful way to say farmer, common in conversation; 「農家」 is the neutral word for the farm family.
• Synonym農人のうじんWrittenA rare written word for a farmer; normally say 「農民」 or 「農家」.

Use 「農家」 for a farming family or farmhouse. For the individual, say 「農民」; 「お百姓さん」 is the warm spoken term. 「農業家」 stresses the business side. Avoid 「百姓」 alone, which can sound insulting; 「農夫」「農婦」 are literary, 「田夫」「農人」 archaic.

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1. 農業のうぎょうを家業かぎょうとして生計せいけいを立たてる世帯せたい、家屋かおく。