農民|のうみんnoumin[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivefarmer; peasant
   私は貧まずしい農民のうみんに過すぎない。↗

   I am nothing but a poor peasant.

• Synonym百姓ひゃくしょうNeutralRefers to farmers but carries a historical flavor and today can sound unrefined or even insulting; in everyday speech use 「農民」 or 「農家」.
• Synonym農夫のうふWrittenA literary, old-fashioned word for a man who farms, seen mostly in fairy tales; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Synonym農家のうかNeutralA farming family or their farmhouse, as in 「農家の生まれ」; the most common word in modern use.
• Synonym田夫でんぷWrittenA written, archaic word for a farmer that can also suggest a country bumpkin; not used in modern Japanese.
• Synonymお百姓さんおひゃくしょうさんNeutralA friendly way to refer to someone who farms, often used with children or when thanking a farmer.
• Synonym農人のうじんWrittenA written word for a person who farms; almost never used today.
• Related農婦のうふWrittenA written word for a woman who works in farming; rarely used today.
• Related農業家のうぎょうかWrittenA person who farms for a living, with the nuance of running it as a business; examples are scarce.
• Related農場主のうじょうしゅNeutralSomeone who runs a farm, whatever its size; it stresses the operator's role, while 「農民」 means a person whose occupation is farming.
• Antonym地主じぬしNeutralA landowner; in the past it was the counterpart of the tenant farmers who tilled the land. Contrasts with some 「農民」 in terms of land ownership.
• Antonym貴族きぞくNeutralThe nobility; as a social class it stands opposite 「農民」.

Use 「農民」 for anyone whose occupation is farming. For a farming family or farmhouse say 「農家」; 「お百姓さん」 is a friendly way to address or thank a farmer; 「農場主」 is a farm operator. 「地主」 and 「貴族」 name the opposite social strata.

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

1. 農業のうぎょうを職業しょくぎょうとする人ひと。