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民

民·people, nation

On-yomi
ミン
Kun-yomi
たみ

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

5 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
国民こくみんthe people of a country, citizens
市民しみんcitizen, resident of a city
住民じゅうみんresident, inhabitant
民主主義みんしゅしゅぎdemocracy

Example sentences

  1. この町の住民は約三千人です。

    このまちのじゅうみんはやくさんぜんにんです。

    This town has about three thousand residents.

  2. 国民の多くがその意見に反対しています。

    こくみんのおおくがそのいけんにはんたいしています。

    Many of the country's people are against that opinion.

  3. 市民のための新しい図書館ができました。

    しみんのためのあたらしいとしょかんができました。

    A new library for the city's residents has been built.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • たみ ('the common people') is literary — in modern Japanese use 国民 or 市民

Memory aid

Picture it

Like 氏 (one family name) but with a stroke stretching out below — not one family, but a whole population.

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