No. 123 in Korean
국민
"Citizen" or "people of a nation."
In a sentence
국민은 나라의 주인이다.
The people are the owners of the country.
In this sentence, '국민' refers to the citizens collectively within a nation, emphasizing their role and significance.
이 법안은 국민의 생활에 큰 영향을 미칠 것입니다.
This bill will have a great impact on the citizens' lives.
Here, '국민' is used to specify the individuals in their roles as members of a society influenced by governmental decisions.
대통령은 국민의 의견을 존중해야 합니다.
The President must respect the opinions of the citizens.
In this case, '국민' indicates the collective public whose opinions and needs are to be considered by leadership.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “국민” in actual Korean podcasts.
Find “국민” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Korean podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 한국어, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Korean books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).