Meanings
Readings
Common Words
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
Abbreviation
Democratic Party for the People
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
citizen (of a country); citizenry
citizen (of a city); resident; inhabitant; townspeople
bourgeoisie; middle class
common people; ordinary people; masses
private; non-governmental; non-official; civilian; civil
folk; popular
commoner; plebeian
Historical term
commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
people; populace; masses
citizen; resident; person
Colloquial
user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
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