Word Meaning 住民

じゅうみん juumin

住民 is read as じゅうみん (juumin) and means inhabitant.

Meaning

English

  1. inhabitant
  2. resident
  3. citizen
  4. population

Reading

Kana

じゅうみん

Romaji

juumin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 1628 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

住民運動

じゅうみんうんどう

neighborhood (protest) movement

原住民

げんじゅうみん

native people

全住民

ぜんじゅうみん

all the inhabitants

地元住民

じもとじゅうみん

local residents

先住民

せんじゅうみん

indigenous people

ネット住民

ねっとじゅうみん

netizen

住民税

じゅうみんぜい

municipal tax

住民票

じゅうみんひょう

certificate of residence

住民投票

じゅうみんとうひょう

local referendum

住民投票条例

じゅうみんとうひょうじょうれい

public referendum ordinance

住民基本台帳法

じゅうみんきほんだいちょうほう

Residential Basic Book Act

住民監査請求

じゅうみんかんさせいきゅう

resident audit request to local government authority

Example Sentences

10

The inhabitants of the island are friendly.

More than half the residents are opposed to the plan.

The authorities met with unyielding opposition from the locals.

The natives saw an airplane then for the first time.

The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

More than 70 percent of the inhabitants are in favor of the program.

The residents set fire to their own houses as the enemy approached.

The residents were curious about other people's business.

They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.

Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.