How to say 'Citizen' in Japanese | 国民

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The Japanese word for Citizen is 'Kokumin', written as 国民 in Japanese.'Citizen' in hiragana is こくみん.

word

国民

Meaning

Citizen

Reading

こくみん

kokumin

Kanji

国Country 民People, Nation

Explanation

The Japanese noun '国民 (こくみん)' refers to the people of a nation or citizens of a country. It is often used in a collective sense to describe the population of a nation as a whole. For example: The citizens of Japan are hardworking「日本の国民は勤勉です」(にほんのこくみんはきんべんです). The government cares for its citizens「政府は国民のことを気にかけています」(せいふはこくみんのことをきにかけています). This term is commonly used in political, social, and economic contexts to refer to the general populace of a country.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

492

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 国民

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

国

Meaning

Country

kanji

民

Meaning

People, Nation

Words Related to 国民 Through the Kanji 国

These 47 Words contain the Kanji 国 as well.

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国

Meaning

Country

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中国

Meaning

China

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国家

Meaning

Nation

word

国際

Meaning

International

word

帰国

Meaning

Return

word

外国人

Meaning

Foreigner

word

外国語

Meaning

Foreign language

word

外国

Meaning

Foreign country

word

全国

Meaning

Nationwide

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韓国

Meaning

Korea

word

国内

Meaning

Domestic

word

米国

Meaning

USA

word

帝国

Meaning

Empire

word

諸国

Meaning

Countries

word

国々

Meaning

Countries

word

国外

Meaning

Abroad

word

出国

Meaning

Departure

word

国交

Meaning

Relations

word

国鉄

Meaning

National railway

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国費

Meaning

National funds

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国名

Meaning

Country name

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国会

Meaning

Parliament

word

国産

Meaning

Domestic

word

英国

Meaning

Britain

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国際的

Meaning

International

word

国際化

Meaning

Internationalization

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国連

Meaning

word

国語

Meaning

National language, Japanese language

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国立

Meaning

National

word

各国

Meaning

Countries

word

国王

Meaning

King

word

国旗

Meaning

Flag, National flag

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国籍

Meaning

Nationality

word

国境

Meaning

Border

word

王国

Meaning

Kingdom

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両国

Meaning

Both countries

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入国

Meaning

Entry, Immigration

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本国

Meaning

Home country

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天国

Meaning

Heaven

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戦国

Meaning

Warring, States

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箇国

Meaning

Countries

word

歩行者天国

Meaning

Pedestrian zone

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自国

Meaning

Home country

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国土

Meaning

Land

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大国

Meaning

Power, Nation

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国道

Meaning

Highway

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我が国

Meaning

Our country

Words Related to 国民 Through the Kanji 民

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 民 as well.

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民族

Meaning

Ethnicity

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市民

Meaning

Citizen

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住民

Meaning

Resident

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民

Meaning

People

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民主

Meaning

Democracy

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民間

Meaning

Private, Civilian

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農民

Meaning

Farmer

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民衆

Meaning

Masses

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人民

Meaning

People

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移民

Meaning

Immigration

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植民

Meaning

Colonization

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植民地

Meaning

Colony

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民法

Meaning

Civil code

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庶民

Meaning

Commoners

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民営

Meaning

Private

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