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How to say 'Masses' in Japanese | 民衆

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The Japanese word for Masses is 'Minshuu', written as 民衆 in Japanese.'Masses' in hiragana is みんしゅう.

    word

    民衆

    Meaning

    Masses

    Reading

    みんしゅう

    minshuu

    Kanji

    民People, Nation 衆Multitude

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '民衆 (みんしゅう)' refers to 'the masses' or 'the general public'. It is used to describe a large group of ordinary people, often in the context of society, politics, or history. This term carries a neutral to slightly formal tone and is commonly used in discussions about collective action, public opinion, or societal movements. Example sentences: The masses supported the movement「民衆はその運動を支持した」(みんしゅうはそのうんどうをしじした). The voice of the masses cannot be ignored「民衆の声は無視できない」(みんしゅうのこえはむしできない).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    3307

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 民衆

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    民

    Meaning

    People, Nation

  • kanji

    衆

    Meaning

    Multitude

Words Related to 民衆 Through the Kanji 民

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 民 as well.

  • word

    国民

    Meaning

    Citizen

  • word

    民族

    Meaning

    Ethnicity

  • word

    市民

    Meaning

    Citizen

  • word

    住民

    Meaning

    Resident

  • word

    民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    民主

    Meaning

    Democracy

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    農民

    Meaning

    Farmer

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    移民

    Meaning

    Immigration

  • word

    植民

    Meaning

    Colonization

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    民法

    Meaning

    Civil code

  • word

    庶民

    Meaning

    Commoners

  • word

    民営

    Meaning

    Private

Words Related to 民衆 Through the Kanji 衆

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 衆 as well.

  • word

    大衆

    Meaning

    Masses

  • word

    公衆

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    衆議院

    Meaning

    House of Representatives

  • word

    観衆

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    群衆

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    衆

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    合衆

    Meaning

    Federation

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'Minshuu' means 'Masses' .

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