- kokujin indigenous person, inhabitant of a country; local, native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
This literary term often appears in historical or prewar contexts, referring to natives or locals, and is rarely used in modern speech.
この島の国人は昔から漁をしてきた。
Kono shima no kokujin wa mukashi kara ryō o shite kita.
The natives of this island have fished since long ago.
戦国時代、国人は地域の支配者だった。
Sengoku jidai, kokujin wa chiiki no shihaisha datta.
In the Warring States period, local lords were the rulers of the region.
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