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)^?}

(literal) 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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN