“Commoner” in Japanese
Short answer
Commoner in Japanese is “草莽” (soumou). Full meaning: commoner, humble subject; private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period.
Other ways to say “Commoner” in Japanese
平民
heimin commoner, plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
庶人
shojin commoner, common people
布衣
fui linen kariginu; plain kariginu (Edo period); commoner
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