Japanese symbol for “folksy”
庶民的
しょみんてき
Romaji: shominteki
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary
In Japanese, folksy is 庶民的, read しょみんてき (shominteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 庶民 | しょみん shomin | common people; ordinary people; masses |
| 庶務 | しょむ shomu | general affairs |
| 庶子 | しょし shoshi | illegitimate child |
| 庶流 | しょりゅう shoryuu | illegitimate family lineage |
| 庶民劇 | しょみんげき shomingeki | drama of ordinary people |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.