chōnin

social class during the early years of the Tokugawa period
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chōnin

Summary

chōnin is a social class[1]. chōnin draws 98 Wikipedia views per month (social_class category, ranking #44 of 121).[2]

Key Facts

  • chōnin is in the country of Japan[3].
  • chōnin's instance of is recorded as social class[4].
  • chōnin is a type of urban resident[5].
  • chōnin's native label is recorded as 町人[6].
  • chōnin dates from the Edo period[7].
  • chōnin's P14541 is recorded as 4Rff1G[8].

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Definition and Type

chōnin's instance of is recorded as social class[4]. chōnin is a type of urban resident[5].

Why It Matters

chōnin draws 98 Wikipedia views per month (social_class category, ranking #44 of 121).[2] chōnin has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] chōnin is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Chōnin
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Chōnin, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071122442"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → Edo period
    Subclass of → —
    Country → Japan
    Instance of → social class
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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