Translation guide
The act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another. In Japanese, this is expressed through specific nouns and verbs, with distinctions between temporary and permanent moves, and formal versus everyday language.
To express the general concept of moving abroad permanently or long-term.
The most common and neutral term for emigration, meaning permanent relocation to another country. Can be used as a noun or combined with する to form a verb.
He decided on emigration to Canada.
Before emigrating, you must obtain a visa.
Specifically 'overseas emigration', often used in official contexts or when emphasizing the international aspect.
The procedures for overseas emigration are complicated.
Refers to emigration as a phenomenon or to emigrants as a group. Often used in historical or sociological contexts. Can also mean 'immigration' depending on perspective.
In the 19th century, many Europeans emigrated to America.
To describe the action of leaving one's home country to live elsewhere.
A natural, everyday phrase meaning 'to leave one's country'. It does not specify permanence, so context is needed to imply emigration.
More people are leaving their country for work.
The verb form of 'overseas emigration', explicitly stating the move abroad.
The verb 'to emigrate' or 'to migrate', used for permanent relocation.
We emigrated to New Zealand as a family.
To refer to emigration in official, legal, or demographic contexts.
Literally 'departure from a country', used in immigration procedures and statistics. It does not inherently mean permanent emigration, but is used in formal contexts for leaving a country.
The number of emigrants is increasing year by year.
A technical term for emigration, often used in contrast with 移入 (immigration) in demographic statistics. Rare in everyday speech.
移住 (いじゅう) focuses on the act of moving to another country to live, while 移民 (いみん) often refers to the people who emigrate or the phenomenon of emigration. 移民 can also mean immigration from the host country's perspective, so context is important.
I'm thinking about emigrating.
I'm studying the history of emigration/immigration.
English distinguishes 'emigration' (leaving) and 'immigration' (entering). Japanese often uses 移住 or 移民 for both, relying on context or directional particles (へ, に) to clarify. For clarity, you can use 海外移住 (emigration) vs 入国 (immigration/entry).
They plan to emigrate to Australia.
The net emigration from this region is becoming a problem.