地元民

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地	元	民
じ Grade: 2	もと Grade: 2	みん Grade: 4
goon	kun’yomi	goon

Etymology

Compound of 地(じ)元(もと) (jimoto, “local”) + 民(みん) (-min, “people”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じもと​みん [jìmótóꜜmìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑimo̞to̞mʲĩɴ]

Noun

地(じ)元(もと)民(みん) • (jimotomin) 

1. locals

   Synonym: 現地人 (genchijin)

   地(じ)元(もと)民(みん)しか知(し)らない

   jimotomin shika shiranai

   known only to locals