国こく人じん

noun

indigenous person; inhabitant of a country

Refers to a person belonging to a nation or land, often in contrast to foreigners. Can be used in modern contexts like '国民' but less common.

• その島しまの国こく人じんは独どく自じの文ぶん化かを持もっている。

  The indigenous people of that island have their own unique culture.

• 彼かれはこの国くにの国こく人じんではない。

  He is not a native of this country.

noun

local; native

Only with reading くにびと

Specifically read as くにびと; refers to a person from a particular locality or region, often with a sense of belonging to that place.

• 村むらの国くに人びとたちが祭まつりに集あつまった。

  The local people of the village gathered for the festival.

noun

local lords and samurai

Historical term for regional warrior elites who held power in their domains, especially during the medieval period.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいには多おおくの国こく人じんが独どく立りつした勢せい力りょくを持もっていた。

  During the Warring States period, many local lords held independent power.

noun

daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (Muromachi period)

Only with reading くにうど / くにゅうど

Historical term with readings くにうど or くにゅうど; refers to a daimyo who remained in his territory instead of traveling to Kyoto to serve the shogun.

See also: 在国衆

• 国人くにうどの中なかには、京きょう都とに出しゅっ仕しせずに領りょう地ちに留とどまる者ものもいた。

  Among the daimyo, there were those who stayed in their domains without serving in Kyoto.