Meaning of 民(たみ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 民

Kana Reading たみ

Romaji tami

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

nation; people

Examples of 民, たみ in a sentence

民の声は神の声。

The voice of the people is the voice of God.
開拓民たちは谷間の土地が肥沃であることを知った。

The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
開拓民たちはキリスト教を信奉した。

The settlers embraced the Christian religion.
その部族の民はその川沿いに住み着いた。

Members of that tribe settled along the river.
彼は自分のところにきたのに、自分の民は彼を受けいれなかった。

He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

Related Kanji

民 JLPT 4

5 strokes

people, nation, subjects

On'Yomi: ミン

Kun'Yomi: たみ

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