人民(じんみん)

じんみん
noun
the people; populace; citizens
1. the people; populace; citizens
the common people of a nation or state, especially in a political or collective sense
人民(じんみん)の権利(けんり)を守(まも)る。
To protect the rights of the people.
人民(じんみん)による政治(せいじ)が民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)の基本(きほん)だ。
Government by the people is the foundation of democracy.
リンカーンは「人民(じんみん)の、人民(じんみん)による、人民(じんみん)のための政治(せいじ)」という言葉(ことば)で知(し)られている。
Lincoln is known for the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people."

A formal, political term for "the people" as a collective body of citizens. Commonly encountered in political discourse, historical texts, and names of countries and institutions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人民(じんみん)裁判(さいばん): people's trial
  • 人民(じんみん)解放(かいほう)軍(ぐん): People's Liberation Army
  • 人民元(じんみんげん): Chinese yuan (renminbi)
  • 中華(ちゅうか)人民(じんみん)共和国(きょうわこく): People's Republic of China

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 国民(こくみん): nationals, citizens — emphasizes membership in a specific nation-state
  • 市民(しみん): citizens — emphasizes civic participation and rights in a community
  • 民衆(みんしゅう): the masses — emphasizes the common people as opposed to the ruling class
  • 住民(じゅうみん): residents — emphasizes living in a particular area

USAGE:
In modern Japanese, 人民(じんみん) has a somewhat formal or political tone and is associated with socialist or revolutionary terminology. In everyday contexts, 国民(こくみん) or 市民(しみん) are more commonly used.

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