日本にほん国こく民みん

also: にっぽんこくみん

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Common word

Meanings

noun

Japanese citizen; the Japanese people

Refers to the people of Japan as a national group, often used in legal, political, or formal contexts.

日本国民
- にほんこくみん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading にほんこくみん is the most common.
- にっぽんこくみん
  Alternate reading, less common but still used, especially in formal or nationalistic contexts.
にっぽんこくみん

日本にほん人じん
日本人 is the common word for 'Japanese person/people' in everyday contexts, while 日本国民 is more formal and emphasizes nationality or citizenship.
国こく民みん
国民 means 'citizen' or 'people of a nation' in general; 日本国民 specifies the Japanese nation.

Compound of 日本 (Japan) and 国民 (citizen, people). The reading にほん is the standard, while にっぽん is an older, more formal variant.