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難民申請者 (なんみんしんせいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

難なん民みん申しん請せい者しゃ

Meanings

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noun

asylum seeker

Refers to a person who has applied for refugee status and is awaiting a decision. Often used in legal, news, and humanitarian contexts.

日本にほんで難なん民みん申しん請せい者しゃとして認にん定ていされるのは難むずかしい。
It is difficult to be recognized as an asylum seeker in Japan.
難なん民みん申しん請せい者しゃの受うけ入いれについて議ぎ論ろんが続つづいている。
Debate continues over the acceptance of asylum seekers.

Kanji

難difficult, impossible, trouble
民people, nation, subjects
申have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
請

solicit, invite, ask

者someone, person

Similar words

難なん民みん
難民 means 'refugee', someone already recognized as such, while 難民申請者 is specifically an 'asylum seeker' whose application is still pending.
移い民みん
移民 is a broader term for 'immigrant' or 'migrant', not necessarily linked to refugee status.

Etymology

Compound of 難民 (refugee) + 申請 (application) + 者 (person).