국민

Korean

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kuŋmin]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [궁민]
    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, daetongnyeon-g'eun gungmin-deur-i seonchulhan han gukga-ui sujan-g'iya.
      Yes, the president is the head of a country elected by the people.

    Synonyms

    • (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) 인민 (inmin)

    See also

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