chōnin
Sign in to savethumb|right|300px|Sculpture of a retired chōnin as a Upāsaka and Upāsikā|lay Buddhist. It was common for chōnin to take up Buddhism after retirement.thumb|The house of the merchant (Fukagawa Edo Museum) was a social class that emerged in Japan during the early years of the Tokugawa period. The word chōnin comes from the character chō (町) meaning city ward and the character nin (人) meaning person. In the social hierarchy, it was considered subordinate to the samurai warrior class.
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- Origins
- Social class
- Relationship with Daimyo
- References
- External links
thumb|right|300px|Sculpture of a retired chōnin as a Upāsaka and Upāsikā|lay Buddhist. It was common for chōnin to take up Buddhism after retirement.thumb|The house of the merchant (Fukagawa Edo Museum) was a social class that emerged in Japan during the early years of the Tokugawa period. The word chōnin comes from the character chō (町) meaning city ward and the character nin (人) meaning person. In the social hierarchy, it was considered subordinate to the samurai warrior class.
The chōnin had a large influence on the prosperity of Edo during the Tokugawa period; playing a key role in the creation of Japanese cultural products and aesthetic ideas.