民 – people, nation, subjects

5 strokesTaught in grade 4#28 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 民 means people, nation, subjects. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ミン (min); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たみ (tami). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 氏 (no. 83).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ミン	min
Kun’yomi	たみ	tami

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 氏 (Kangxi radical 83). Components: 口・氏・尸.

Words using 民

市民しみんcitizen (of a country)住民じゅうみんinhabitant国民こくみんpeople (of a country)農民のうみんfarmer民間みんかんprivate民主みんしゅdemocracy民謡みんようfolk song移民いみんimmigration庶民しょみんcommon people人民じんみんthe people民宿みんしゅくguest house民族みんぞくpeople民俗みんぞくfolk customs植民地しょくみんちcolony

Example sentences

その新しい法律が市民から自由を奪った。

The new law has deprived the citizens of their liberty.

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私は千葉市民ですが、東京で勤めています。

I am a citizen of Chiba, but work in Tokyo.

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ウェストハンプトン州住民によって、議会の構成員として選出されるのです。

We're chosen by the people of Westhamptonshire County to be members of the council.

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Kanji with the same radical

氏

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