JLPT N3 · Noun

国民 (kokumin)

国民 (こくみん, kokumin) is a Japanese noun meaning “people (of a country); nation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こくみん
Romaji: kokumin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national · noun
Democratic Party for the People · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

国民は歓呼して彼を国王に迎えた。

The people acclaimed him King.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 国民

国

countryコク・くに · 8 strokes

民

people, nation, subjectsミン・たみ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 国民.

国くにcountry外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner国際こくさいinternational国語こくごnational language国籍こくせきnationality国家こっかstate国会こっかいNational Diet国境こっきょうborder (between countries)全国ぜんこくthe whole country国王こくおうking国立こくりつnational国産こくさんdomestically produced国防こくぼうnational defence

Source: JMdict entry 1287070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.