小国寡民

しょうこくかみん

Meanings

1. Noun small country with a small population (The Chinese philosopher Lao-tze's ideal of a state)

Kanji

• 小 small. Read as ショウ.
• 国 country. Read as コク.
• 寡 scant
• 民 people. Read as ミン.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists