村

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 村 (むら) is a noun for a village.
• Basic usage: 村の入口 identifies a part of the place; 村の人々 identifies the people belonging to that community.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A village as place and community
  • 村 denotes a relatively small settlement and, by extension, the community of residents living there. It can frame both physical parts of the place and its people.