市民

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 市民. Reading: しみん. Core meaning: citizen.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 市民が公園の整備計画について意見を出した / 図書館では市民向けの講座が毎月開かれる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Citizen and national community
  • 市民 refers to members or residents of a city or local community. Distinguish its scope from 国民, the people of a nation as a whole.