Word details

民間

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 民間.

Dictionary

Entry

民間んかんNoun~の Adj.Freq #8075
1

private; non-governmental; non-official; civilian; civil

Examples
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.
2

folk; popular

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

people, nation, subjects

5 strokesFrequency 28JLPT N3Grade 4

On

ミン

Kun

たみ

Nanori

ひと

interval, space

12 strokesFrequency 33JLPT N4Grade 2

On

カンケン

Kun

あいだあい

Nanori

ちかはざはし

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