都民

Japanese

Kanji in this term
都 民
と
Grade: 3 		みん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 都 (“capital”) +‎ 民 (“people, populace”).

Pronunciation

Noun

都(と)民(みん) • (tomin) 

  1. A citizen or inhabitant of Tokyo, a Tokyoite; the population of Tokyo.
  2. (by extension) An inhabitant or the population of any capital.

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See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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