庶民しょみん (shomin)

masses, common people

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 1
  • #5478 most frequent
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Meaning

庶民 (しょみん, shomin) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “masses, common people”.

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Example sentences 12

かれいえ庶民しょみんには とどかないような 豪邸ごうてい

He has a luxurious home that is not within the financial reach of ordinary people.

世界の平和を維持するにはエリートの交流より庶民のレベルの交流が 肝心かんじんだ。

To maintain world peace, exchange among the general public rather than exchange among elites is essential.

そして、庶民にも普及した。

Gradually, Tenugui towels became popular among ordinary people.

政治の横暴が庶民を苦しめる。

The tyrannical politics made peasants to suffer.