JLPT N2 · Noun

民間 (minkan)

民間 (みんかん, minkan) is a Japanese noun meaning “private; non-governmental”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みんかん
Romaji: minkan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

private; non-governmental; non-official; civilian; civil · noun taking の, noun
folk; popular · noun taking の, noun

Example sentences

合衆国では２億１６００万丁もの鉄砲類が、民間の手にあるという。

In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.

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

Kanji in 民間

民

people, nation, subjectsミン・たみ · 5 strokes

間

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 民間.

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時間じかんtime

Source: JMdict entry 1528630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.