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Chinese
Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 國民 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese compound 國民 (MC kwok mjin).
Pronunciation
Noun
国民 • (kokumin)
- nationals (citizens of a state)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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| 國民 (kyūjitai)
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Compound of native Japanese words: 国 (kuni, “country”) + 民 (tami, “people”)
Pronunciation
Noun
国民 • (kunitami)
- Same as 国民 (kokumin) above.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 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
