Word · 単語
庶民
Reading しょみん
common people
common people · ordinary people · masses
N1
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例文 · examples
庶民のなりわいは、米をつくることだった。
The ordinary people had their livelihood in farming rice.
庶民の身から、ジョンは世界的な名声を勝ち取った。
From a humble background, John achieved worldwide fame.
「どこの迷信よ、それ」「庶民の知恵を言ってくれ」
"Where's that superstition from?" "Call it folk wisdom."
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.
このテレビドラマを見れば江戸時代の庶民の暮らしぶりがよくわかります。
If you watch this TV drama, you will understand the lives of ordinary people in the Edo Age very well.