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Japanese symbol for “peasant”

Romaji: noumin
farmer; peasant

In Japanese, peasant is , read (noumin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n farmer; peasant

Kanji and stroke order

agriculture, farmers
on: ノウ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
people, nation, subjects
on: ミン
kun: たみ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “peasant”

WordReadingMeaning
ひゃくしょう hyakushoufarmer; peasant; farm laborer
のうふ noufu(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
ひんのう hinnoupoor farmer; peasant
みずのみ mizunomipeasant
でんぷ denpupeasant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
のうぎょう nougyouagriculture; farming
のうか noukafarmer; farming family
のうじょう noujoufarm (agriculture)
のうそん nousonagricultural community; farm village
のうち nouchiagricultural land; farmland
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
しみん shimincitizen (of a country); citizenry
じゅうみん juumininhabitant; resident; citizen

See also: Chinese symbol for “peasant”.

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.

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