庶民

しょみん

masses, common people

What does 庶民 mean?

庶民 is a Japanese noun meaning masses, common people in English. It is written as 庶民 in kanji, しょみん in hiragana, and shomin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

庶民はまるで羊のように独裁者の後ろにしたがった。

The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.