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入国審査 (nyuukokushinsa) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

入にゅう国こく審しん査さ

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Meanings

1

immigration check; immigration inspection

The process of passport and visa examination upon entering a country.

成なり田た空くう港こうで入にゅう国こく審しん査さを受うけるのに一いち時じ間かんかかった

。

It took an hour to go through immigration at Narita Airport.

Kanji

入enter, insert
国country
審hearing, judge, trial
査investigate

Don't confuse with

入にゅう国こく管かん理り局きょく
入国審査 is the actual inspection procedure a traveler goes through at the border, while 入国管理局 is the government bureau that administers immigration matters more broadly.

Built from

入にゅう国こく+審しん査さ

Etymology

Compound of 入国 (entry into a country) and 審査 (inspection, examination).