町人 (ちょうにん) — chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants)

町人 is read ちょうにん and listed as a noun. Meaning: chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 町人.

  • 町村 ちょうそん towns and villages
  • 下町 したまち low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
  • 町長 ちょうちょう town mayor
  • 町内 ちょうない neighborhood
  • 町民 ちょうみん townsman
  • 愛人 あいじん lover
  • 悪人 あくにん bad person
  • 偉人 いじん great person
  • 恩人 おんじん benefactor
  • 何人 なんにん how many people
  • 家人 かじん occupant of a house
  • 村人 むらびと villager