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庶民

Reading

Kana: しょみん
Romaji: shomin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

masses; common people

Kanji

Reading: ショ
Meanings: commoner, all, bastard
Readings: ミン、 たみ
Meanings: people, nation, subjects

Example Sentences

庶民(しょみん)のなりわいは、(こめ)をつくることだった。
➥The ordinary people had their livelihood in farming rice.
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庶民(しょみん)はまるで(ひつじ)のように独裁者(どくさいしゃ)(うし)ろにしたがった。
➥The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
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「どこの迷信(めいしん)よ、それ」「庶民(しょみん)知恵(ちえ)()ってくれ」
➥"Where's that superstition from?" "Call it folk wisdom."
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(かれ)庶民的(しょみんてき)経歴(けいれき)前任者(ぜんにんしゃ)のそれと()ている。
➥His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.
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庶民(しょみん)()から、ジョンは世界的(せかいてき)名声(めいせい)()()った。
➥From a humble background, John achieved worldwide fame.
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このテレビドラマを()れば江戸(えど)時代(じだい)庶民(しょみん)()らしぶりがよくわかります。
➥If you watch this TV drama, you will understand the lives of ordinary people in the Edo Age very well.
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