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).
He is a U.S. citizen.
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).
This park is a place of relaxation for the city's residents.
Reactions from Twitter users were varied.
The topic is trending among netizens.
官 refers to the government side, while 民 refers to the private sector or the general populace, as seen in the pair 官民.
people; nation; citizens; nationals · Democratic Party for the People
citizen (of a country); citizenry · resident (of a city); townspeople; inhabitant · bourgeoisie; middle class
resident; inhabitant; population
private; non-governmental; civilian · folk; popular
democracy; popular sovereignty · Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
From Chinese 民 (mín), meaning 'people' or 'citizens'. Used as a suffix in Japanese to denote members of a group.
the people; the masses; the general public
refugee; displaced person · person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person stuck (in a situation)
colonization; settlement
common people; ordinary people; the masses
Democratic Party (Japan, 2016–2018) · Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)
the people; citizens; the populace
civil affairs; civil case
private management; privately operated
farmer; peasant
private house; private residence
commercial broadcasting; commercial broadcast
civil law; civil code
Tokyo resident; Tokyoite; citizen of Tokyo
ward residents; people of the ward
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
public welfare; people's livelihood
locals; local residents
poor people; the poor
citizen · civics (school subject)
town resident; townspeople
militia; militiaman
folk song; traditional song