Chinese

Noun

居民

1. resident; inhabitant

   居民身份證 / 居民身份证  ―  jūmín shēnfènzhèng  ―  resident identity card

Derived terms

See also

• 公民 (gōngmín)
• 居留 (jūliú)
• 居住 (jūzhù)
• 平民 (píngmín)
• 市民 (shìmín)
• 移民 (yímín)

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 居民 ‎(*giu *min). Compare modern Chinese 居民 ‎(jūmín).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• きょみん (Heiban)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kjo̞mĩɴ]

Noun

居民 ‎(hiragana きょみん, romaji kyomin)

1. resident, inhabitant (of a particular area)

Synonyms

• 住民 (じゅうみん, ​jūmin)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9