町人

Japanese

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

Etymology

From 町 (chō, “town”) +‎ 人 (-nin, “-person”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーにん [chòóníń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
(Tokyo) ちょーにん [chóꜜònìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

町(ちょう)人(にん) • (chōnin) ^{←ちやうにん (tyaunin)^?}

(literally) a townsperson
a tradesperson
町(ちょう)人(にん)貴(き)族(ぞく)
Chōnin Kizoku
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

Derived terms

町(ちょう)人(にん)請(うけ)負(おい)新(しん)田(でん) (chōnin ukeoi shinden)
町(ちょう)人(にん)鑑(かがみ) (chōnin kagami)
町(ちょう)人(にん)拵(ごしら)え (chōnin goshirae)
町(ちょう)人(にん)捌(さば)き (chōnin sabaki)
町(ちょう)人(にん)物(もの) (chōnin mono)

References

2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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