黎庶
Chinese
surname; black; abbreviation for Lebanon | ordinary | ||
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simp. and trad. (黎庶) |
黎 | 庶 | |
anagram | 庶黎 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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黎 | 庶 |
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.
Noun
黎庶 (hiragana れいしょ, rōmaji reisho)
- (uncommon) a commoner, an ordinary person (in contrast to the aristocracy or nobility)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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