What does 民間 mean?
民間 is a Japanese noun meaning “private, civilian” in English. It can also be translated as “folk” depending on context. It is written as 民間 in kanji, みんかん in hiragana, and minkan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
合衆国では２億１６００万丁もの鉄砲類が、民間の手にあるという。
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.