Keyword
people
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1976
Readings
みん
(83%)
たみ
(16%)
Mnemonic

A highly stylized letter "P", short for people.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
to sleep
trap
compassion
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Used in vocabulary (614 in total)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
Examples (200 in total)
The voice of the people is the voice of God.
The people deprived him of his rights.
The people set up a new government.
He became an American citizen.
They are a peace-loving people.
Her death brought deep sorrow to the nation.
We know that we are all people of one world.
No citizen should be deprived of his rights.
All the citizens of the city have access to the city library.
I am a citizen of the world.
We went to a public pool.
The population of the town was wiped out.
Every nation has its peculiar character.
He was always on the people's side.
The mayor prescribed to the citizens how to act.
It's the knights' job to protect the common people.
The new law has deprived the citizens of their liberty.
They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.
People rose in revolt against the king.
The President spoke to the nation on TV.
A politician should serve the people.
The castle has been restored and is open to the public.
The President made an address to the nation.
He gave an address to the nation on TV.
She is a British citizen, but she was born in France.
The residents set fire to their own houses as the enemy approached.
The angry citizens took action immediately.
The government of this country oppresses its people.
The government of that country oppresses its people.
The government oppressed the people.
The people revolted against their rulers.
He's a British citizen, but he lives in India.
Every nation has its own myths.
We are a peace-loving nation.
The Japanese are a brave people.
The Emperor is the symbol of the unity of the people.
The Japanese are a very clean people.
We are free citizens with the right of vote.
I am nothing but a poor peasant.
The farmers didn't know what to do.
Farmers always complain about the weather.
I am a citizen of Chiba, but work in Tokyo.
Farmers produce crops.
More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.
A good citizen obeys the laws.
The farmer regretted having wasted some wheat.
The king reigned over his people for forty years.
The people saved their country from the enemies.
He was a god to his people.
The angry people deprived the king of all his power.
We are the people.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
The plan met with opposition from the inhabitants.
The revolt was led by the southern citizenry.
The inhabitants of the island are friendly.
The people of America fought for their independence.
The residents made complaints about the noise.
The country respects the Prime Minister.
That country has a lot of immigrants from Europe.
America is a country of immigrants.
Many groups of immigrants have been assimilated into American society.
In the 19th century, the number of immigrants increased rapidly.
The king exacted taxes from his people.
He built hospitals and helped the people of Africa improve their lives.
People of Asia must work together.
Many immigrants to Britain have come from Asia.
The king imposed heavy taxes on his people.
The Americans are an aggressive people.
A flag is a symbol of the people.
The origins of these people is shrouded in mystery.
The organization furnished the refugees with food.
I'm a refugee.
They established a Japanese language class for the refugees.
They did a good deed in helping refugees.
They are appealing for money to help refugees.
The rescued refugees were longing for freedom.
We must relieve the refugees of their suffering.
Food and blankets were given out to the refugees.
The UN endeavored to supply refugees with food.
The Japanese are an industrious people.
The President's speech brought about a change in the American people.
The president of the republic is chosen by the people.
Our people thirst for independence.
He was proud that he was selected by the people.
The citizens demonstrated to protest against the new project.
Members of that tribe settled along the river.
I am a citizen of Sapporo.
A part of the country was at one time a French settlement.
The colony has not declared independence as yet.
The colony declared independence and became a republic.
The colony declared independence.
Britain established many colonies.
France used to have many colonies in Africa.
They established settlements in Africa.
England established many colonies.
When did democracy come into existence?
He doesn't have any knowledge about American democracy.
He stands for democracy.
We live in a society of democracy.
After the war, the idea of democracy spread throughout Japan.
There is no trust where there is no democracy.
In a democracy, the people elect their government officials directly.
Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Some have lost faith in democracy.
Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.
Democracy is one form of government.
Democracy encourages freedom.
We believe in democracy.
We live in a democratic society.
We must fight for our democracy.
I am on the side of democracy.
The foundation of free nations is democracy.
Many citizens enlisted in the army.
The king oppressed his people.
We furnished the refugees with blankets.
The refugees struggled against hunger.
A country collects taxes from its people.
The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands.
The old man contributed a large sum of money to the poor.
New blankets were distributed to the poor.
Refugees poured in from all over the country.
More than 70 percent of the inhabitants are in favor of the program.
He is French by birth, but he is now a citizen of the USA.
The Japanese as a whole are a rice-eating nation.
The Chinese are a hard-working people.
The ship carried hundreds of emigrants to the US.
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.
Germans are a frugal people.
The new road will benefit the people living in the hills.
Greek philosophers placed value on democracy.
Do you think mankind will someday colonize the Moon?
In those days, a new type of democracy was rising.
How many innocent civilians were killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Many young men died in the cause of democracy during the war.
He has worked for the welfare of his people for 30 years.
The government compensated the farmers for the damage to the crops.
She has finally been regarded by the nation as the most charismatic actress.
The English are said to be a practical people.
The English established colonies in America.
The English are a practical people.
The English are a polite people.
The English established colonies in America in 1609.
We are a conservative people.
The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
The villagers thought that he was very generous.
The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
Farmers separate good apples from bad ones.
The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
This building should be kept as a national heritage.
He became a national hero.
He is often referred to as a national hero.
They regarded him as a national hero.
The townspeople like to eat thick steaks.
His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.
The refugees were excluded from the country.
Democracy is not exportable like food or cement.
The laws oblige all citizens to pay taxes.
He donated $10,000 to the refugee fund.
This is the central problem of postwar immigration.
My friends and I are volunteering at the community center this weekend.
Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
Why aren't women allowed to enjoy the same civil rights as men?
He will be given American citizenship.
He acquired American citizenship.
Sovereignty resides in the people.
The people protested against the low altitude flight training.
Americans, on the whole, are a talkative people.
Generally the Americans are a kind people.
Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.
The entire nation was glad at the news.
The whole nation wants peace.
The whole nation mourned the hero's death.
The whole nation voted in the election.
The English are generally a conservative people.
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
The Japanese people have renounced war.
Captain Cook thanked the natives for their hospitality.
The natives saw an airplane then for the first time.
The natives have to defend their land against invaders.
The natives collect and store rain-water to drink.
He established a friendly relationship with the natives.
The peasant scattered the seeds of grain.
Introducing democratic ideas into that country will be a slow process.
The Americans are a democratic people.
We chaired the meeting democratically.
The problems of air and water pollution will be intensified by the growth of inhabitants.
He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.
The king imposed heavy taxes on the people.
In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people.
The patriots stood up for the rights of their nation.
The ancient Romans founded colonies throughout Europe.
I am also a citizen of Tokyo.
The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.
We find diverse ethnic and economic interests here.
What do you think are the racial traits of the Japanese?
Archaeologists are those who hunt for clues about the lifestyles of ancient peoples.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice and poverty.
In this paper, I compare the folklores of Germany and Holland.
Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.