町人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

From (chō, town) + (-nin, -person).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょう)(にん) • (chōnin) ちやうにん (tyaunin)?

  1. (literal) a townsperson
  2. a tradesperson
    (ちょう)(にん)()(ぞく)
    Chōnin Kizoku
    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

Derived terms

  • (ちょう)(にん)(うけ)(おい)(しん)(でん) (chōnin ukeoi shinden)
  • (ちょう)(にん)(かがみ) (chōnin kagami)
  • (ちょう)(にん)(ごしら) (chōnin goshirae)
  • (ちょう)(にん)(さば) (chōnin sabaki)
  • (ちょう)(にん)(もの) (chōnin mono)

References

  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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