Kanji 民: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 民: people, nation, subjects. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
people, nation, subjects
The character 氏 represents a clan or family name. You can think of the people (民) as a collection of many clans living together in a nation. It is commonly used in words like citizen (국민) and democracy (민주주의).
移民 (いみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 移民: immigration / emigration / immigrant. Meanings and example sentences.
植民地 (しょくみんち): meaning and examples
Japanese word 植民地: colony. Meanings and example sentences.
庶民 (しょみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 庶民: common people / general public. Meanings and example sentences.
人民 (じんみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人民: the people / the public / citizens. Meanings and example sentences.
民主 (みんしゅ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 民主: democratic / democracy. Meanings and example sentences.
民宿 (みんしゅく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 民宿: private lodging / guesthouse. Meanings and example sentences.
民族 (みんぞく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 民族: ethnic group / people / nation. Meanings and example sentences.
民俗 (みんぞく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 民俗: folk customs / traditional culture. Meanings and example sentences.
民間 (みんかん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 民間: private / civilian / non-governmental. Meanings and example sentences.
民謡 (みんよう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 民謡: folk song / traditional song. Meanings and example sentences.
国民 (こくみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 国民: nation / citizens / people. Meanings and example sentences.
住民 (じゅうみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 住民: citizens / residents / inhabitants. Meanings and example sentences.
農民 (のうみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 農民: farmers / peasants. Meanings and example sentences.
市民 (しみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 市民: citizen / member of a city. Meanings and example sentences.
