Word Meaning 平民

へいみん heimin

平民 is read as へいみん (heimin) and means commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes).

Meaning

English

commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
commoner
plebeian

Reading

Kana

へいみん

Romaji

heimin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 衆庶,常民,大衆,民衆 Antonyms 貴族 Related Words 庶民,人民,農民,商人,工人,労働者,市民,身分 Rank 17160 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

新平民

しんへいみん

name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition

平民主義

へいみんしゅぎ

democracy

平民的

へいみんてき

common

民主的平和論

みんしゅてきへいわろん

democratic peace theory

平日

へいじつ

kanji radical 73

平和

へいわ

peace

平成

へいせい

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平年

へいねん

non-leap year

平野

へいや

plain

平面

へいめん

level surface

平等

びょうどう

equality

平行

へいこう

not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)