黎庶

Chinese

surname; black; abbreviation for Lebanon ordinary
simp. and trad.
(黎庶)
anagram 庶黎

Pronunciation


Noun

黎庶

  1. (literary) commoners; ordinary citizens; plebeians

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
れい
Jinmeiyō
しょ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 黎庶 (lej syoH, literally black [in reference to black hair: i.e. bareheaded, i.e. not nobility] + commoner). Compare modern Mandarin reading líshù.

Pronunciation

Noun

黎庶 (hiragana れいしょ, rōmaji reisho)

  1. (uncommon) a commoner, an ordinary person (in contrast to the aristocracy or nobility)

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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