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    3. 町人

    町人

    町ちょう人にん

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

    KMT8News #27+1Ref L2NounHistoryKanji Vocab9 strokes

    ちょうにんまちにん

    Noun

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

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    江え戸ど時じ代だいには町ちょう人にんがたくさんいた。

    There were many chōnin in the Edo period.

    KMT6History
    町ちょう人にんは商しょう業ぎょうや手しゅ工こう業ぎょうに従じゅう事じし、都と市し文ぶん化かを築きずいた。

    Chōnin engaged in commerce and handicrafts, building urban culture.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    江え戸どの町ちょう人にん文ぶん化かは、浮うき世よ絵えや歌か舞ぶ伎きなど、現げん代だいにも影えい響きょうを与あたえている。

    Edo's chōnin culture, such as ukiyo-e and kabuki, still influences modern times.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    町ちょう人にんたちは、祭まつりの準じゅん備びや運うん営えいにも積せっ極きょく的てきに参さん加かした。

    The chōnin actively participated in the preparation and management of festivals.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHistory
    武ぶ士し階かい級きゅうとは異ことなり、町ちょう人にんは経けい済ざい力りょくを背はい景けいに独どく自じの文ぶん化かを発はっ展てんさせた。

    Unlike the samurai class, chōnin developed their own culture backed by economic power.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    町
    まち…(1)
    town・village・block・street
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
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