noun
people of a country; nation's populace
Archaic word for the people of a country, now replaced by 国民 (こくみん) in modern Japanese. Found in historical texts or poetic usage.
See also: 国民 (こくみん)
古い文献では「くにたみ」という言葉が使われている。
In old documents, the word くにたみ is used.
Modern standard word for 'people of a nation' or 'citizens'. くにたみ is its archaic predecessor.
Compound of 国 (くに, 'country') and 民 (たみ, 'people'). The reading くにたみ is the older native Japanese reading, later replaced by the Sino-Japanese こくみん.