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Japanese symbol for “populace”

Romaji: jinmin
the people; citizens; the populace

In Japanese, populace is , read (jinmin).

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. n the people; citizens; the populace

Kanji and stroke order

person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4
people, nation, subjects
on: ミン
kun: たみ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “populace”

WordReadingMeaning
みんしゅう minshuupeople; populace; masses
ぞくりゅう zokuryuupopulace; common run of men; worldly customs
たみくさ tamikusapeople; populace
あまのますひと amanomasuhitopeople; subjects; populace
ますひと masuhitopeople; subjects; populace

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal
にんき ninkipopularity; public favor
じんせい jinsei(one's) life
ひとびと hitobitopeople; men and women
おとな otonaadult; grown-up
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
しみん shimincitizen (of a country); citizenry

See also: Chinese symbol for “populace”.

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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