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VocabJLPT N1

commoner

Noun

Definitions

1. commoner
2. plebeian
3. commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947

This noun refers to ordinary citizens or commoners, as opposed to the nobility or ruling class. Historically it described people outside the aristocracy, and today it can be used more broadly to mean "common people" or "the general public."

Example sentences

Sentence 1

She cried out "What's wrong with being a commoner?!" and burst into tears.

Sentence 2

Do you actually have any idea what life as a commoner is like?

Sentence 3

Hey, would you be offended if someone called you a commoner?

Sentence 4

Come on, there's no way a commoner like me could be a hero!

Sentence 5

Now you're dragging me — just a commoner — into this too? Give me a break!