民
People
Meanings
People, Nation, Subjects
On'yomi
みん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
たみ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
民 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
民 (People) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #28 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 7
Words using 民
移民いみんimmigration区民くみんward residents県民けんみんresident of a prefecture原住民げんじゅうみんnative people公民こうみんcitizen公民館こうみんかんpublic hall公民権こうみんけんcivil rights国民こくみんpeople (of a country)国民宿舎こくみんしゅくしゃinexpensive hotel operated by a local government国民総生産こくみんそうせいさんgross national product国民投票こくみんとうひょうnational referendum市民しみんcitizen (of a country)市民権しみんけんcitizenship
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