Vocabulary

What does 民間 (みんかん, minkan) mean?

民間 (みんかん, minkan) means the private sector; civilian, non-governmental.

Quick facts
Readingみんかん
Romajiminkan
Part of speechno-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
みんかん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonminkan

the private sector; civilian, non-governmental

  1. 1no-adjective · noun private; non-governmental; non-official
  2. 2no-adjective · noun folk; popular

Example sentences

  • This story has been passed down among the people.

  • He works at a private company.

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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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