시민

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 市民, from 市 (“city”) + 民 (“populace”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈɕʰiːmin]
  • Phonetic Hangul[시:민]
Revised Romanization? simin
Revised Romanization (translit.)? simin
McCune–Reischauer? simin
Yale Romanization? sīmin

Noun

시민 • (simin) (hanja 市民)

  1. citizens, citizenry
  2. the people of a city

See also
  • 주민 (jumin, “residents”)
  • 농민 (nongmin, “farmers”)
  • 국민 (gungmin, “people of a nation”)
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