同胞

どうほう

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman

What does 同胞 mean?

同胞 is a Japanese noun meaning brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman in English. It is written as 同胞 in kanji, どうほう in hiragana, and douhou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

アメリカ合衆国の同胞諸君、国家が諸君のために何をしてくれるかを求めず、諸君が国家のために何をできるかを求めよう。

My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.