Onyomi: ミン · Kunyomi: たみ · Meanings: nation, people, subjects
Kanji for nation, people, subjects
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民 is formed as a single structure representing a person with a covering above the head. The upper part suggests a covering or protection, and the lower part represents a person. Together, they express the idea of a person living under protection or in a community. From this, 民 came to mean people, citizens, or the populace.
民 shows a person under a covering, meaning people or citizens.
民 is used when referring to people or the population. Remember 民 as the general populace or citizens of a community.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 民 | たみ | people, citizens, subjects, folk | common Noun |
| 民 | みん | citizen, resident, person | Suffix |
| 民族 | みんぞく | people, race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 民間 | みんかん | private, non-governmental, non-official, civilian, civil | common JLPT-N2 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 民宿 | みんしゅく | guest house, private home providing lodging for travelers, bed and breakfast, pension | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 民主主義 | みんしゅしゅぎ | democracy | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 民主党 | みんしゅとう | Democratic Party | common Noun |
| 民謡 | みんよう | folk song, popular song | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 民衆 | みんしゅう | people, populace, masses | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 民主的 | みんしゅてき | democratic | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |