町人
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 町人
1
Historical term
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
Kanji in this Word
町
7 strokes
Frequency: 292
JLPT N3
Grade 1
Meanings
town
village
block
street
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まち
人
2 strokes
Frequency: 5
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
person
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
ニン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひと
-り
-と
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
じ
と
ね
ひこ
ふみ
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