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住民 (じゅうみん, juumin) Japanese meaning: resident | Kotomora
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みん
は
約やく
１いち
万まん
人にん
です
。
The population of this town is about 10,000.
We have an important notice for all residents.
Usage patterns 住じゅう 民みん が 反はん 対たい する residents oppose (something)
The residents are opposing the construction of the new factory.
住じゅう 民みん に 説せつ 明めい する to explain (a plan, decision) to residents
The city explained the details of the construction to the residents.
住じゅう 民みん の 意い 見けん を 聞き く to listen to residents' opinions
住じゅう 民みん を 対たい 象しょう に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to (do something) targeting/aimed at residents
A disaster preparedness drill was held for the residents.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects Related words· 9 市民 stresses civic status and rights within a city, while 住民 simply means anyone living in an area regardless of citizenship.
国民 refers to nationals or citizens of a country, whereas 住民 includes anyone residing in a locality, even foreigners.
居住者 is a more formal, legal term for an individual resident, while 住民 is the everyday word and can also mean the residents as a group.
住民 refers to residents or inhabitants of a specific place, while 人口 refers to the population count or the people as a statistical group.
Show 5 more 住民 is the formal or administrative term for residents of an area, while 住人 is the everyday word that can refer to residents of a specific building or small community.
住民 is a general word for a resident of any area (city, town, or village), while 村人 specifically means someone who lives in a village.
住民 is a broader term meaning 'resident' of any area (city, town, or village), whereas 村民 specifically means a resident of a village.
住民 is a broader, more official term for residents of an area, whereas 隣人 emphasizes personal proximity to oneself.
Opposites 住民 refers to a local resident of a place, the opposite of ツーリスト, who is just visiting.
住民 is a local resident who lives permanently in a place, the opposite of 旅人, who is only passing through.
Don't confuse with 人口 means the population count of an area, while 住民 refers to the actual people living there, not a number.
住宅 refers to the building or dwelling itself, while 住民 refers to the people who live there, despite sharing the kanji 住.
住民 means 'resident (of an area)' and is unrelated to social class, unlike 庶民 which means 'common people' as opposed to the elite; learners confuse them due to the shared 民 and similar sound.
Word family· 16 indigenous people; native people; aborigines
indigenous people; native inhabitants; aboriginal people
certificate of residence; resident record
municipal tax; resident tax
Etymology Compound of 住 (dwelling, living) and 民 (people, populace). The word has been used since at least the Meiji era to refer to inhabitants of a defined area.
They decided to hear the residents' opinions before moving forward with the plan.
住民 is a general term for residents of any area, while 町民 specifically denotes residents of a town (町).
人じん 民みん
N1
住民 means residents of a specific area, while 人民 refers to the people as a whole political or social body, not tied to a particular locality.
all the inhabitants; all residents
Show 7 more local referendum; plebiscite; poll of residents
resident registration
certified copy of residence certificate
residents' movement; community protest movement
local residents; local inhabitants
local resident; local inhabitant
local residents; neighbors
