浦方

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 浦方 – see the following entry.
【うらかた】
[noun] [from 1563] (historical) during the late Muromachi period and the Edo period, referred broadly to people living along the coast and making a living from the sea, in contrast to those farming inland or living in the mountains
[noun] [from late 1700s] someone living in a coastal village
(This term, 浦方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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