内国人

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ない
Grade: 2
こく
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
內國人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 内国 (naikoku, the interior of a country, within a country) +‎ (jin, person).[1][2] Literally, “person from within a country”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ない)(こく)(じん) (naikokujin

  1. (in contrast to a foreigner) a native of a country, a citizen
    Synonym: 国民 (kokumin)
    Antonym: 外国人 (gaikokujin)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN