都民

Japanese
Kanji in this term
都 民
と
Grade: 3		 みん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
都民 (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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    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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