Word Meaning 町役人

まちやくにん machiyakunin

町役人 is read as まちやくにん (machiyakunin) and means Edo-period official of the chōnin social class.

Meaning

English

Edo-period official of the chōnin social class
town official

Reading

Kana

まちやくにん

Romaji

machiyakunin

Writing Variants

町役人 ちょうやくにん chouyakunin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 60639 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

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町人

まちにん

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

町役場

まちやくば

town hall

町人風情

ちょうにんふぜい

(the likes of) a mere tradesman

役人

やくにん

government official

小役人

こやくにん

petty official

町人根性

ちょうにんこんじょう

townsman's (independent) spirit

町人物

ちょうにんもの

novels or plays about the merchant class

町人気質

ちょうにんかたぎ

townsman's (independent) spirit

退役軍人

たいえきぐんじん

ex-serviceman

木端役人

こっぱやくにん

petty official

一人二役

ひとりふたやく

double role

主人役

しゅじんやく

host