The People
Citizens, National
noun
The country peoples are the people of your country. They are the people.
こくみん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
本当に国民はわれわれにさんせいしてくれるのでしょうか。
Will the people really give us their approval?
どうすれば日本国民になれますか。
How do you become a citizen of Japan?
昨夜、PS4の新ゲームを買うために並んでいた国民たちは、凍って死にました。
The people waiting in line for the new PS4 game last night froze to death.