市民

Meanings

1. citizen (of a country); citizenry
2. citizen (of a city); resident; inhabitant; townspeople
3. bourgeoisie; middle class

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 市

  Meanings

  market, city, town

  On reading

  シ

  Kun reading

  いち

  Strokes

  5

• 民

  Meanings

  people, nation, subjects

  On reading

  ミン

  Kun reading

  たみ

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• その新しい法律が市民から自由を奪った。

  The new law has deprived the citizens of their liberty.

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• 私は千葉市民ですが、東京で勤めています。

  I am a citizen of Chiba, but work in Tokyo.

  Tatoeba #155440 · CC BY 2.0 FR