시민

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”)