| 释义 |
heimin|ˈheɪmɪn|
[Jap., f. hei level (horizontal), common + min people.]
In Japanese society of the feudal period, the common people, including the peasantry, craftsmen, and traders, as contrasted with the court aristocracy and samurai (the warrior class).
1875Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan (1884) III. ii. 104. 1891 A. M. Bacon Jap. Girls & Women ix. 228 The great héimin class includes not only the peasants of Japan, but also the artisans and merchants. 1904Daily Chron. 30 Mar. 4/5 Of those not Samurai, the heimin, or commoners, the peasantry ranked first. 1904L. Hearn Japan: Attempt at Interpretation xii. 271 The Buddhist (like the Shintō) priests, though forming a class apart, ranked with the samurai, not with the heimin. 1951D. H. James Rise & Fall Jap. Empire iii. 119 The profession of arms, previously the privilege of Samurai, was extended to heimin (commoners). |