文ぶん明めい人じん

noun

civilized person; civilized people

Refers to a person or people who belong to a civilization, often contrasted with primitive or uncivilized. Can be used in historical, anthropological, or sometimes judgmental contexts.

• 彼かれは文ぶん明めい人じんとしてのマナーをわきまえている。

  He knows the manners of a civilized person.

• 文ぶん明めい人じんは火ひを使つかうことを覚おぼえた。

  Civilized people learned to use fire.