JLPT N4 · Society & life

国民

こくみん

citizens; nation

Stroke order of 国民

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

国 · 8 strokes民 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

The people (民) of a country (国): citizens.

Parts: 国 country + 民 people

The characters in 国民

国くに — country (8 strokes)

Example sentence

国民は税金を払います。

こくみんはぜいきんをはらいます。

Citizens pay taxes.

Words with 国

国country 外国人foreigner 外国語foreign language 中国語Chinese (language)外国旅行trip abroad 中国China 帰国returning to one's country 外国foreign country 国際international 全国nationwide 国内domestic 入国entering a country 国会parliament; Diet 国家state; nation 国籍nationality 国際化internationalization 各国each country 先進国developed country

Words with 民

住民residents 市民権citizenship 民主主義democracy 市民citizen 移民immigrant 難民refugee

More words: Society & life

世の中society; the world 法律law 宗教religion 習慣custom; habit 人生life 事情circumstances 機会opportunity 方法method 目的purpose 離婚divorce 公共public 世代generation

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