Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 國民 (“citizen; national; people; national; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 國民).
Notes:

Japanese

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 国民 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2
みん
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
國民 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 國民 (MC kwok mjin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こく)(みん) (kokumin

  1. nationals (citizens of a state)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
くに
Grade: 2
たみ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
國民 (kyūjitai)

Compound of native Japanese words: (kuni, country) +‎ (tami, people)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(くに)(たみ) (kunitami

  1. Same as 国民 (kokumin) above.

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN