Vocabulary

What does 庶民 (しょみん, shomin) mean?

庶民 (しょみん, shomin) means common people, ordinary citizens.

Quick facts
Readingしょみん
Romajishomin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しょみん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshomin

common people, ordinary citizens

  1. 1noun common people; ordinary people; masses

Example sentences

  • This shop is loved by ordinary people.

  • Politicians should listen to the voices of ordinary people.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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