JLPT N3
民
People, Nation, Citizen
Onyomi
ミン (min)
Kunyomi
たみ (tami)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
氏 (clan/family, simplified form) + 一 (one, horizontal stroke) OR treated as a single pictograph.
📖 Mnemonic Story
Visualize a humble *person* or *citizen* (the single vertical stroke) with their *eye* (the square part) seemingly closed or downcast, part of the faceless *masses*. They represent the common *people*, who often blend into the nation's fabric.
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Quick Hint:
Closed-eye people
Essential N3 Vocabulary
国民
こくみん
Citizen, Nation's people
住民
じゅうみん
Resident
民主主義
みんしゅしゅぎ
Democracy
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "民"
国民の 義務。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 国民は「こくみん」と読みます。
English: Citizen is read as 'kokumin'.
English: Citizen is read as 'kokumin'.
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