町人

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)?}

1. (literally) a townsperson
2. 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. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN