村民(そんみん)

そんみん
noun
villagers; village residents
1. villagers; village residents
The people who live in a village. Used in news, official documents, and general contexts to refer collectively to the inhabitants of a village.
村民(そんみん)が集会(しゅうかい)に参加(さんか)した。
The villagers attended the meeting.
村民(そんみん)全員(ぜんいん)が避難(ひなん)を完了(かんりょう)した。
All the villagers completed their evacuation.
この祭(まつ)りは村民(そんみん)の協力(きょうりょく)なしでは成(な)り立(た)たない大切(たいせつ)な行事(ぎょうじ)だ。
This festival is an important event that cannot be held without the cooperation of the villagers.

The standard formal term for people living in a village (村(むら)). Follows the common pattern of place type + 民(みん) (people).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 村民(そんみん)税(ぜい): village resident tax
  • 村民(そんみん)大会(たいかい): village assembly; villagers' meeting
  • 村民(そんみん)投票(とうひょう): village residents' vote

RELATED TERMS:

  • 町民(ちょうみん): town residents
  • 市民(しみん): city residents; citizens
  • 県民(けんみん): prefectural residents
  • 住民(じゅうみん): residents — general term not tied to a specific administrative unit
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