Colloquial and potentially derogatory term for a Korean person. Considered sensitive; avoid in polite conversation. Often replaced by 韓国人 or 朝鮮人 in neutral contexts.
Back then, he was often called 'Senjin' and discriminated against.
「鮮人」という言葉は今では差別用語とみなされることが多い。
The word 'Senjin' is now often considered a discriminatory term.
Abbreviation of 朝鮮人 (Chōsenjin), using the first character 鮮. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it emerged as a colloquial shortening.