Vocabulary

What does 町人 (ちょうにん, chounin) mean?

町人 (ちょうにん, chounin) means chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk.

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Readingちょうにん
Romajichounin
Part of speechnoun
ちょうにん
chounin

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk

  1. 1noun chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk

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