町ちょう民みん

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Meanings

town resident; townspeople

Refers to the people who live in a town (町), as a collective or as individuals. Neutral term.

〈場ば所しょ〉の町ちょう民みんthe townspeople of a place
この町ちょう民みんは祭まつりの準じゅん備びに忙いそがしい。
The townspeople here are busy preparing for the festival.
町ちょう民みん税ぜいを納おさめるto pay town resident tax
毎まい年とし、町ちょう民みん税ぜいを納おさめなければならない。
Every year, residents must pay town resident tax.
町ちょう民みん集しゅう会かいに参さん加かするto attend a town meeting
多おおくの町ちょう民みん集しゅう会かいに参さん加かした。
Many townspeople attended the town meeting.

市し民みんN4
市民 refers to citizens of a city (市), whereas 町民 refers to residents of a town (町).
村そん民みん
村民 refers to residents of a village (村), a smaller unit than the town implied by 町民.
住じゅう民みんN3
住民 is a general term for residents of any area, while 町民 specifically denotes residents of a town (町).
町ちょう人にん
町人 refers specifically to the merchant and artisan class of the Edo period, while 町民 is a neutral modern term for residents of a town with no historical class meaning.

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区く民みん
区民 applies to ward residents in a city, while 町民 applies to residents of a 町 (town) instead.
村むら人びと
町民 refers to a resident of a town, paralleling 村人 which refers to a resident of a village.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Compound of 町 (town) and 民 (people, residents).