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免囚 (menshuu) Japanese meaning: discharged prisoner | Kotomora

免めん囚しゅう

め

ん

しゅ

う

Meanings

1

discharged prisoner; ex-convict

Refers to a person who has been released from prison. The term is neutral but may carry a social stigma.

彼かれは免めん囚しゅうとして社しゃ会かい復ふっ帰きを目め指ざしている。
He is aiming for reintegration into society as a discharged prisoner.

Kanji

免excuse, dismissal
囚captured, criminal, arrest

Related words

前ぜん科か者もの
前科者 refers to a person with a criminal record, not necessarily imprisoned or released. 免囚 specifically means someone who has been discharged from prison.

Etymology

Compound of 免 (めん, 'exemption, dismissal') and 囚 (しゅう, 'prisoner'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a released prisoner.