移民(いみん)

いみん
noun, suru verb
immigrant; immigration
1. immigrant; emigrant
A person who moves to live permanently in a foreign country.
彼(かれ)の祖父(そふ)はアメリカへの移民(いみん)だった。
His grandfather was an immigrant to America.
2. immigration; emigration
The act of moving to a foreign country to live.
移民(いみん)政策(せいさく)について議論(ぎろん)する。
To discuss immigration policy.
カナダに移民(いみん)する。
To immigrate to Canada.

移民(いみん) is composed of 移(い) (move) + 民(みん) (people).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 移民(いみん)政策(せいさく): immigration policy
  • 移民(いみん)ビザ: immigration visa
  • 不法(ふほう)移民(いみん): illegal immigrant

DISTINCTION:

  • 移民(いみん): immigrant (voluntary relocation)
  • 難民(なんみん): refugee (forced displacement)

Related Words

Contrast: 難民(なんみん) (refugee)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:20 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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