自じ国こく民みん

noun

one's own country's citizens; fellow countrymen; compatriots

Refers to the people of one's own nation, often in contrast to foreigners or in contexts of national identity.

• 政せい府ふは自じ国こく民みんの安あん全ぜんを最さい優ゆう先せんすべきだ。

  The government should prioritize the safety of its own citizens.

• 海かい外がいで自じ国こく民みんに会あうとほっとする。

  I feel relieved when I meet fellow countrymen abroad.