億おく兆ちょう

noun

the people; the masses; multitude

Archaic or highly literary term for the common people or a vast multitude. In modern Japanese, 民衆 or 大衆 are far more common.

• 古こ典てんでは「億おく兆ちょうの民たみ」のように使つかわれることがある。

  In classical texts, it is sometimes used as in 'the vast multitude of people'.