国民性 こくみんせい Meanings Noun national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation Kanji 国 country. Read as コク. 民 people. Read as ミン. 性 nature. Read as セイ. Example sentences ユーモアを解する心は、国民性と密接に結びついているが、その結びつき方は不思議である。The sense of humor is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists