국민

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 國民, from 國 (“country”) + 民 (“populace”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gungmin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gugmin
McCune–Reischauer?kungmin
Yale Romanization?kwukmin

Noun

국민 • (gungmin) (hanja 國民)

  1. (chiefly South Korea) people of a nation
    그래, 대통령은 국민들이 선출한 한 국가의 수장이야.
    geurae, daetongnyeong-eun gungmin-deur-i seonchulhan han gukga-ui sujang-iya.
    Yes, the president is the head of a country elected by the people.

Synonyms

  • (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) 공민 (gongmin)

See also

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