民みん

suffix

citizen; resident; person (of a group)

Suffix used to refer to people belonging to a particular nation, region, or group. Common in words like 国民 (citizen), 県民 (prefectural resident), 市民 (city resident).

• 彼かれはアメリカ国こく民みんだ。

  He is a U.S. citizen.

• この公こう園えんは市し民みんの憩いこいの場ばです。

  This park is a place of relaxation for the city's residents.

suffix

user (of a website, esp. as a collective)

Colloquial suffix used online to refer to users of a particular platform or service, often with a collective nuance. E.g., ツイッター民 (Twitter users), ネット民 (netizens).

• ツイッター民みんの反はん応のうは様さま々ざまだった。

  Reactions from Twitter users were varied.

• ネット民みんの間あいだでその話わ題だいが盛もり上あがっている。

  The topic is trending among netizens.