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人口調査 (jinkouchousa) Japanese meaning: census | Kotomora

人じん口こう調ちょう査さ

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Meanings

1

Official count of a population, typically conducted by a government.

来らい年ねん、国こく勢せい調ちょう査さとして人じん口こう調ちょう査さが行おこな

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A census will be conducted next year as a national population survey.

Kanji

人person
口mouth
調tune, tone, meter
査investigate

Related words

国こく勢せい調ちょう査さ
国勢調査 refers specifically to Japan's official nationwide census conducted by the government, while 人口調査 is a more general term for any population survey.

Built from

人じん口こう+調ちょう査さ

Etymology

Compound of 人口 (population) and 調査 (survey, investigation).