住民|じゅうみんjuumin[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouninhabitant; resident; citizen; population
    ウェストハンプトン州しゅう住民じゅうみんによって、議会ぎかいの構成員こうせいいんとして選出せんしゅつされるのです。↗
    We're chosen by the people of Westhamptonshire County to be members of the council.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym居住者きょじゅうしゃWrittenA written, formal term for someone living in a place, as in 「居住者専用」; leans legal and administrative, and is more objective than 「住民」.
  • Synonym住人じゅうにんNeutralSomeone living in a particular house or place, as in 「アパートの住人」; also a regular user of a website. 「住民」 usually means residents of an area and is also a legal term.
  • Antonym外来者がいらいしゃWrittenA written, formal word, the opposite of 「住民」: someone who comes in from outside, as in 「外来者の立ち入り禁止」.

For residents of an area, 「住民」 is the default and also a legal term. For people living in a building or place, say 「住人」; to stress the fact of living somewhere, 「居住者」; outsiders are 「外来者」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. その一定いっていの地域ちいきに住すんでいる人ひと。
  2. (法律ほうりつ・日本にっぽん法ほう)市町村しちょうそんの区域くいき内ないに生活せいかつの本拠ほんきょがある人ひと。
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