定住(ていじゅう)

ていじゅう
noun / suru verb
permanent residence, settling down
1. permanent residence, settling down, sedentary living
The act of establishing a fixed home in one place and living there permanently. Contrasted with nomadic or migratory lifestyles, and also used in the context of immigration and regional population policies.
この町(まち)に定住(ていじゅう)する。
Settle down in this town.
外国人(がいこくじん)の定住(ていじゅう)促進(そくしん)策(さく)が議論(ぎろん)されている。
Measures to promote permanent settlement of foreigners are being discussed.
縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい)の人々(ひとびと)は狩猟(しゅりょう)採集(さいしゅう)をしながらも、ある程度(ていど)定住(ていじゅう)生活(せいかつ)を送(おく)っていた。
People in the Jomon period led a somewhat settled lifestyle while practicing hunting and gathering.

USAGE:
Used as a noun or with する as a verb. Common in discussions of migration, regional policy, and historical anthropology. Local governments in Japan often use this term in policies aimed at attracting and retaining residents.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 定住(ていじゅう)促進(そくしん): settlement promotion
  • 定住(ていじゅう)人口(じんこう): resident population
  • 定住(ていじゅう)生活(せいかつ): settled lifestyle
  • 定住(ていじゅう)者(しゃ): permanent resident, settler
  • 定住(ていじゅう)外国人(がいこくじん): foreign permanent resident
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