都民

Japanese

Kanji in this term
都	民
と Grade: 3	みん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
都民 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 都 (“capital”) +‎ 民 (“people, populace”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) と​みん [tóꜜmìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [to̞mʲĩɴ]

Noun

都(と)民(みん) • (tomin) 

1. A citizen or inhabitant of Tokyo, a Tokyoite; the population of Tokyo.
2. (by extension) An inhabitant or the population of any capital.

Synonyms

• (inhabitant of Tokyo): 東(とう)京(きょう)人(じん) (Tōkyō-Jin)

See also

• 江(え)戸(ど)っ子(こ) (edokko)