JLPT N1 · Noun

庶民 (shomin)

庶民 (しょみん, shomin) is a Japanese noun meaning “common people; ordinary people”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょみん
Romaji: shomin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

common people; ordinary people; masses · noun

Example sentences

庶民はまるで羊のように独裁者の後ろにしたがった。

The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 庶民

庶

commoner, all, bastardショ · 11 strokes

民

people, nation, subjectsミン・たみ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 庶民.

庶務しょむgeneral affairs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

Source: JMdict entry 1343560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.