密みつ入にゅう国こく

also: みつにゅうごく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

密入国する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

illegal entry into a country; smuggling oneself in

Refers to entering a country without going through official immigration procedures. Often used in news contexts.

〈国くに〉に密みつ入にゅう国こくするto illegally enter a country
彼かれらは船ふねで日本にほんに密みつ入にゅう国こくした。
They illegally entered Japan by boat.
密みつ入にゅう国こくを試こころみるto attempt to illegally enter a country
その一いち団だんは国こっ境きょうを越こえて密みつ入にゅう国こくを試こころみた。
The group attempted to illegally cross the border into the country.
密みつ入にゅう国こくが発はっ覚かくするfor an illegal entry to be discovered
空くう港こうの検けん査さで密みつ入にゅう国こくが発はっ覚かくした。
The illegal entry was discovered during an airport inspection.

不ふ法ほう入にゅう国こく
不法入国 is the broader legal term for illegal entry, while 密入国 stresses the secretive, sneaking-in manner of the act.
越えっ境きょう
密入国 specifically means illegally entering a country, while 越境 focuses on the act of crossing the border itself, which can occur without a full illegal-entry context.
密みっ航こう
密航 emphasizes the act of secretly boarding a ship or plane to travel, while 密入国 focuses specifically on illegally entering a country.

密みつ出しゅっ国こく
密入国 means sneaking into a country, whereas 密出国 means sneaking out of one, the opposite direction of illegal crossing.

密みつ輸ゆ入にゅう
密入国 refers to a person illegally entering a country, while 密輸入 refers to illegally smuggling goods into a country.
密みつ輸ゆN1
密入国 is the illegal entry of a person into a country, while 密輸 is the illegal transport of goods across a border.

密入国
- みつにゅうこく
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading みつにゅうごく is a less common variant.
- みつにゅうごく
  Rare variant reading; みつにゅうこく is the standard pronunciation.
みつにゅうごく

Compound of 密 (secret, illegal) + 入国 (entry into a country).