下しも々じも

noun

the lower classes; the common people

Refers to ordinary people or the lower social strata, often in historical or hierarchical contexts. Can carry a slightly old-fashioned or formal tone.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、下しも々じもの暮くらしは厳きびしかった。

  In the Edo period, life for the common people was harsh.

• 彼かれは下しも々じもの意い見けんに耳みみを傾かたむける政せい治じ家かだ。

  He is a politician who listens to the opinions of ordinary people.