Memory phrase for the character: 民

民

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Meaning

people, nation, population

Pronunciation

 MIN
tami

Explanation

 Left: buttock in side view 尸 and a plus +

Mnemonic
 
Many buttocks with the “plus +” as a multiplier form a people.

Radicals

民 peopleButtocks in side view 尸 a “plus +” as a multiplier, since very many people (=buttocks) make up a nation.
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 FamilyCan be seen as one person 人, which is modified as: 厂 and a “plus +” as a multiplier, so that many persons form a family.
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 Vocabulary

町民 ちょうみん  population of a city
民 たみ  nation, people
移民者 いみんしゃ  immigrant
民謡 みんよう  folk song, popular song
民主主義 みんしゅしゅぎ  democracy
農民 のうみん  farmers, peasants
移民 いみん  emigration, immigration, emigrant, immigrant
民間 みんかん  private, civilian, civil, popular, folk, unofficial
民族 みんぞく  people, race, nation, racial customs

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