民 — kanji meaning “people”
民
people, nation, subjects
- Meanings
- people, nation, subjects
- On'yomi
- ミン (min)
- Kun'yomi
- たみ
- Name readings
- ひと、み
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #28 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 83
- Chinese reading
- mín — Chinese character page
Words with 民
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 民間 | みんかん minkan | private; non-governmental; non-official |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 民族 | みんぞく minzoku | people; race; nation |
| 移民 | いみん imin | immigration; emigration |
| 難民 | なんみん nanmin | refugee; displaced person |
| 人民 | じんみん jinmin | the people; citizens; the populace |
| 庶民 | しょみん shomin | common people; ordinary people; masses |
| 民衆 | みんしゅう minshuu | people; populace; masses |
| 農民 | のうみん noumin | farmer; peasant |
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