people of a country; nation's populace
Archaic word for the people of a country, now replaced by 国民 (こくみん) in modern Japanese. Found in historical texts or poetic usage.
See also: 国民 (こくみん)
In old documents, the word くにたみ is used.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic word; the same kanji are used for the modern word 国民 (こくみん).
Alternate historical spelling; less common than 国民.
Compound of 国 (くに, 'country') and 民 (たみ, 'people'). The reading くにたみ is the older native Japanese reading, later replaced by the Sino-Japanese こくみん.