民

people, nation

JLPT N3 Grade 4 5 strokes

Kun'yomi: たみ
On'yomi: ミン

民 means "people, nation". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 5 strokes. It is read たみ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ミン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

民 in example sentences

私わたしは世界せかい市民しみんである。

Watashi wa sekai shimin de aru.

I'm a citizen of the world.
国民こくみんは重税じゅうぜいに苦くるしんだ。

Kokumin wa juuzei ni kurushin da.

The people groaned under the burden of heavy taxation.
その島しまの住民じゅうみんは友好ゆうこう的てきだ。

Sono shima no juumin wa yuukouteki da.

The inhabitants of the island are friendly.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 民 mean?: 民 means "people, nation". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 民 have?: 民 is written in 5 strokes.
How is 民 read?: It is read たみ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ミン in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 民?: 民 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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