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政治亡命 (せいじぼうめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

政せい治じ亡ぼう命めい

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Meanings

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noun

political asylum; political exile

Refers to the act of fleeing one's country for political reasons and seeking refuge abroad, or the status of being a political refugee.

彼かれは政せい治じ亡ぼう命めいを求もとめて隣りん国ごくへ逃のがれた。
He fled to a neighboring country to seek political asylum.
その活かつ動どう家かは政せい治じ

亡ぼう

命めい

者しゃ

と

し

て

海かい

外がい

で

生せい

活かつ

し

て

いる

。

The activist lives abroad as a political exile.

Kanji

政politics, government
治reign, be at peace, calm down
亡deceased, the late, dying
命fate, command, decree

Similar words

亡ぼう命めい
亡命 is a broader term for 'exile' or 'defection', not necessarily political. 政治亡命 specifically refers to political asylum or exile.
難なん民みん
難民 is a general term for 'refugee', often fleeing war or disaster. 政治亡命 emphasizes the political motivation for seeking asylum.

Etymology

Compound of 政治 (politics) and 亡命 (exile, defection). 亡命 originally meant 'to flee and hide one's name', from 亡 (flee, lose) and 命 (life, name).