Etymology

chōnin

Today it means: A member of a social class of merchants and craftsmen in Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 町人
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from町人
  2. English todaychōnin

Borrowed from Japanese 町人.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.