ちょうにん
町人
1. chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeopleHistorical term
2. Chōninwas a social class that emerged in Japan during the early years of the Tokugawa period. The majority of chōnin were merchants, but some were craftsmen, as well. Nōmin were not considered chōnin. The socioeconomic ascendance of chōnin has certain similarities to the roughly contemporary rise of the middle class in the West.
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Read “町人” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Chōnin” on DBpedia
町人 【まちにん】
まちにん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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