What does 田舎 mean?
田舎 is a Japanese noun meaning “rural, countryside” in English. It can also be translated as “hometown” depending on context. It is written as 田舎 in kanji, いなか in hiragana, and inaka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
１週間田舎にいてすっかり元気になったような気がする。
I feel completely restored after a week in the country.
去年の夏、父の田舎に行きました。
I visited my father's hometown last summer.