ちょうにん
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
Pitch accent
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Composed of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
counter for people
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit
(the likes of) a mere tradesman
novels or plays about the merchant class
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit