庶民
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 庶民
1
common people; ordinary people; masses
Examples
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.
Kanji in this Word
庶
11 strokes
Frequency: 1558
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
commoner
all
bastard
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショ
民
5 strokes
Frequency: 28
JLPT N3
Grade 4
Meanings
people
nation
subjects
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ミン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たみ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ひと
み
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