Stroke Order
Meaning
People, Nation, Subjects
On'yomi (音読み)
みん
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
たみ
Stroke Count
5 strokes

民 in useful words

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国民こくみん
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
市民しみん
citizen (of a country); citizenry
住民じゅうみん
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
民間みんかん
private; non-governmental; non-official; civilian; civil
民主みんしゅ
democracy; popular sovereignty
自民党じみんとう
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

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