Japanese symbol for “locals”
地元民
じもとみん
Romaji: jimotomin
locals; local inhabitants
In Japanese, locals is 地元民, read じもとみん (jimotomin).
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Meanings
- n locals; local inhabitants
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “locals”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土地の人 | とちのひと tochinohito | locals; natives |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 次元 | じげん jigen | dimension |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
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