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原住民 (genjuumin) Japanese meaning: indigenous people | Kotomora
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The indigenous people of Australia are called Aborigines.
Indigenous people have lived on that island since ancient times.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive 民 people, nation, subjects Related words 先住民 is the preferred term in modern, politically sensitive discourse, while 原住民 carries a more traditional or anthropological tone and can sound outdated or even derogatory today.
原住民 also means native/indigenous person and is less offensive than 土人, though 先住民 is now the preferred term.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
Used especially for counting people in formal or customer-service contexts; 人 is the basic everyday counter.
Etymology Compound of 原 (げん, 'original') + 住民 (じゅうみん, 'inhabitants'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Meiji era to translate Western concepts of native populations.
