Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 公民, from (public) + (person)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongmin
McCune–Reischauer?kongmin
Yale Romanization?kongmin

Noun

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공민 (gongmin) (hanja 公民)

  1. citizen
  2. (North Korea, Yanbian) people of a nation

Synonyms

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  • (citizen): 시민 (simin)
  • (people of a nation): 국민 (gungmin)

See also

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