民事

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Chinese

the people; nationality; citizen
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
simp. and trad.
(民事) 		民 事

Pronunciation

Adjective

民事

  1. (law, attributive) of or relating to civil law; civil
    民事裁定  ―  mínshì cáidìng  ―  civil ruling
    民事判決書／民事判决书  ―  mínshì pànjuéshū  ―  civil judgment
    民事訴訟／民事诉讼  ―  mínshì sùsòng  ―  civil litigation

Antonyms

Noun

民事

  1. (law) civil law
  2. (literary) farm work; farming; agriculture; husbandry; agricultural affairs
  3. (literary) civil administration
  4. (literary) governmental affairs; politics
  5. (literary) corvee

Synonyms

  • (farm work):
  • (civil administration): 民政 (mínzhèng)
  • (governmental affairs): 政事 (zhèngshì)
  • (corvee): 徭役 (yáoyì)

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
民 事
みん
Grade: 4 		じ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

民(みん)事(じ) • (minji) 

  1. civil affairs or affair

Korean

Hanja in this term
民事

Noun

民事 • (minsa) (hangeul 민사)

  1. hanja form? of 민사 (“civil affairs or affair”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
民事

Adjective

民事

  1. chữ Hán form of dân sự (“civil”).
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