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市民

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

市民 — “citizen, resident”

市民 (read しみん) means citizen, resident. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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しみん

Meaning

citizen, resident

市民 in a sentence

市民しみんが公園こうえんに集まりあつまりました。

The citizens gathered in the park.

The kanji in 市民

市city; market
民people, citizens

Words that share a kanji with 市民

市役所しやくしょ— city hall, city office
都市とし— city, metropolis
市し— city (administrative)
市場いちば— market, marketplace
国民こくみん— citizens, the people, the nation
住民じゅうみん— resident, inhabitant
農民のうみん— farmer, peasant
民間みんかん— private, civilian, nongovernmental

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