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    3. 平民

    平民

    平へい民みん

    commoner

    KMT8News #27+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab10 strokes

    へいみん

    Noun

    1.
    commoner, plebeian
    2.
    commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 10

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    昔むかし、多おおくの人ひと々びとは平へい民みんでした。

    In the past, many people were commoners.

    KMT7History
    彼かれは貴き族ぞくではなく、平へい民みんの出しゅっ身しんです。

    He is not from nobility, but from commoner stock.

    KMT8HistoryFamily & Relationships
    江え戸ど時じ代だい、平へい民みんは武ぶ士しに比くらべて自じ由ゆうが少すくなかった。

    During the Edo period, commoners had less freedom compared to samurai.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいでは、身み分ぶん制せい度どはなく、誰だれもが平へい民みんとして平びょう等どうです。

    In modern society, there is no class system, and everyone is equal as a commoner.

    KMT8Politics & LawHistory
    明めい治じ時じ代だいには、士し農のう工こう商しょうの身み分ぶん制せい度どが廃はい止しされ、平へい民みんという概がい念ねんが生うまれました。

    In the Meiji era, the social class system of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants was abolished, and the concept of commoners emerged.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    平
    たい.ら・たい.らげる・ひら…(10)
    even・flat・peace
    民
    たみ…(3)
    people・nation・subjects
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