Kanji
N1 11 strokes Grade 8 freq #1558

commoner, all, bastard

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

dotted cliff madare

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

common people; ordinary people
general affairs
popular; folksy
House of Commons (UK, Canada)
illegitimate child
commoner; common people
ordinary people; common folk
pawnshop
people's bank
commonness; the common touch

Example sentences

From a humble background, John achieved worldwide fame.

"Where's that superstition from?" "Call it folk wisdom."

His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.