(じんこう)

じんこう
noun
population
See also: 人工(じんこう) (artificial)
1. population
The number of people living in a particular area, country, or the world.
人口(じんこう)密度(みつど)(たか)
The population density is high.
The population of this city is increasing.
日本(にほん)人口(じんこう)(やく)1(おく)2千万(せんまん)(にん)です
Japan's population is about 120 million people.

人口(じんこう) is composed of (じん) (person) + (こう) (mouth/opening, here meaning 'count').

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