民たみ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Refers to the general populace, often in contrast to rulers or the state. Can carry a slightly formal or literary tone.

〈人ひと〉が民たみを治おさめるfor someone (a ruler) to govern the people
王おうは長なが年ねんその国くにの民たみを治おさめた。
The king governed the people of that country for many years.
民たみの声こえthe voice of the people
政せい治じ家かは民たみの声こえに耳みみを傾かたむけるべきだ。
Politicians should listen to the voice of the people.
民たみのためにfor the sake of the people
彼かれは生しょう涯がい、民たみのために働はたらいた。
He worked for the sake of the people throughout his life.
民たみが苦くるしむfor the people to suffer
長ながい戦せん争そうで多おおくの民たみが苦くるしんだ。
Many of the people suffered through the long war.

国こく民みんN3
国民 is the standard modern word for the citizens of a nation, while 民 is more literary or historical in tone.
人じん民みんN1
人民 is a politically charged term for 'the people', often used in socialist or democratic contexts, whereas 民 is broader and less ideological.
庶しょ民みんN2
庶民 specifically means ordinary, common people as opposed to the elite, while 民 is a more general and literary term for the populace.
民みん衆しゅうN1
民衆 emphasizes the people as a collective mass, often in social or political movements, while 民 is a more archaic, single-character term.

官かんN2
官 refers to the government or officials, standing in contrast to 民, the common people who are governed.

Native Japanese word. The kanji 民 is used for its meaning 'people'.