黎れい民みん

noun

commoners; the masses

Archaic term for ordinary people, used in classical Chinese-influenced contexts. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 庶民, 大衆, etc.

• 古こ典てんでは「黎れい民みん」は一いっ般ぱんの人ひと々びとを指さす語ごとして使つかわれた。

  In classical texts, 黎民 was used as a term for ordinary people.