農家

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 農家 is read as のうか and is a noun for a farmer or for the farming household to which that person belongs.
• Basic usage: Context selects the range: 農家から野菜を買う presents a producer or farm household, while 若い農家 clearly refers to a farmer.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Person and household
  • English should distinguish farmer from farm household where the context requires it rather than forcing one gloss into both examples.
• Contrast with 農民
  • 農民 can frame farmers as a social class or population, whereas 農家 readily refers to an individual farmer or farming household.