県民(けんみん)

けんみん
noun
prefectural resident; citizen of a prefecture
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1. prefectural resident; citizen of a prefecture
A person who lives in a particular prefecture of Japan, used in administrative and everyday contexts.
県民(けんみん)の声(こえ)を聞(き)く。
To listen to the voices of prefectural residents.
県民(けんみん)税(ぜい)は毎年(まいとし)六月(ろくがつ)に届(とど)く。
The prefectural resident tax notice arrives every June.
新(あたら)しい知事(ちじ)は県民(けんみん)の期待(きたい)を集(あつ)めている。
The new governor is drawing the expectations of prefectural residents.

A compound of 県(けん) (prefecture) + 民(みん) (people, citizens). Refers to people who reside in one of Japan's 47 prefectures, used in government, media, and everyday speech.

Common collocations

  • 県民(けんみん)税(ぜい): prefectural resident tax
  • 県民(けんみん)投票(とうひょう): prefectural referendum
  • 県民(けんみん)性(せい): regional character of a prefecture's people
  • 県民(けんみん)所得(しょとく): prefectural per capita income

Similar words

  • 都民(とみん): Tokyo resident — same pattern but for Tokyo specifically
  • 市民(しみん): city resident — refers to residents of a city rather than a prefecture
  • 国民(こくみん): national citizen — refers to the people of a country as a whole
  • 府民(ふみん): resident of Osaka or Kyoto prefecture (which use 府(ふ) instead of 県(けん))

Related Words

Compare: 市民(しみん) (city resident)
Compare: 国民(こくみん) (national citizen)
Related: 村民(そんみん) (villagers)
Compare: 県人(けんじん) (person from a prefecture)
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Added 2026.4.7 21:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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