Memory phrase for the Kanji: 民

民

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Meaning

people, nation, population

Pronunciation

 MIN
tami

Explanation

 Left: buttocks in side view 尸, right a variation of sabre 弋, but here: + (=plus-sign for many)

Mnemonic

The buttocks that many and form a people. (Or: Family 氏 with double upper line as multiplyer.)

Radicals

民 people
尸 buttocks (in a side view)The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".
氏 Family
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Vocabulary

 民  たみ  nation, people
 民謡  みんよう  folk song/popular song
 移民者  いみんしゃ  immigrant
 民主主義  みんしゅしゅぎ  democracy
 人民  じんみん  people, public
 住民  じゅうみん  citizens, inhabitants, population
 国民  こくみん  national, people, citizen
 市民  しみん  citizen, townspeople
 庶民  しょみん  masses, common people

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