亡命(ぼうめい)

ぼうめい
noun / suru verb
exile, defection, seeking asylum
1. exile, defection, seeking asylum
Fleeing one's own country for political reasons and seeking refuge in another country. Also refers to the state of living in exile.
彼(かれ)は海外(かいがい)に亡命(ぼうめい)した。
He went into exile abroad.
政治的(せいじてき)な理由(りゆう)で亡命(ぼうめい)を求(もと)めた。
He sought asylum for political reasons.
独裁(どくさい)政権(せいけん)から逃(のが)れるために多(おお)くの知識人(ちしきじん)が隣国(りんこく)に亡命(ぼうめい)した。
Many intellectuals defected to neighboring countries to escape the dictatorship.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 亡命(ぼうめい)する (to go into exile, to defect)
  • 亡命(ぼうめい)者(しゃ) (exile, defector, refugee)
  • 亡命(ぼうめい)政府(せいふ) (government in exile)
  • 亡命(ぼうめい)を求(もと)める (to seek asylum)
  • 政治(せいじ)亡命(ぼうめい) (political exile)

The characters literally mean "亡(ぼう)" (to flee/perish) + "命(めい)" (life/fate), conveying the sense of fleeing to save one's life.

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