How to say 'People' in Japanese | 民

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The Japanese word for People is 'Min', written as 民 in Japanese.'People' in hiragana is みん.

word

民

Meaning

People

Reading

みん

min

Kanji

民People, Nation

Explanation

The Japanese noun '民 (みん)' refers to 'people' or 'the populace'. It is often used in formal or historical contexts to describe the general population or citizens of a nation. This term can also appear in compound words, such as '国民 (こくみん)' meaning 'citizens' or '人民 (じんみん)' meaning 'the people'. Example sentences: The people are suffering「民が苦しんでいる」(みんがくるしんでいる). The government must listen to the people「政府は民の声を聞かなければならない」(せいふはみんのこえをきかなければならない). Note that '民' is less commonly used in everyday conversation and is more formal or literary in tone.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1405

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 民

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

民

Meaning

People, Nation

Words Related to 民 Through the Kanji 民

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 民 as well.

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国民

Meaning

Citizen

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民族

Meaning

Ethnicity

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市民

Meaning

Citizen

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住民

Meaning

Resident

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民主

Meaning

Democracy

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民間

Meaning

Private, Civilian

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農民

Meaning

Farmer

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民衆

Meaning

Masses

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人民

Meaning

People

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移民

Meaning

Immigration

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植民

Meaning

Colonization

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植民地

Meaning

Colony

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民法

Meaning

Civil code

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庶民

Meaning

Commoners

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民営

Meaning

Private

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