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政治難民 (せいじなんみん, seijinanmin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

政せい治じ難なん民みん

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Meanings

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political refugee

A person who has fled their country due to political persecution or conflict.

彼かれは政せい治じ難なん民みんとして日本にほんに亡ぼう命めいした。

He sought asylum in Japan as a political refugee.

Kanji

政politics, government
治reign, be at peace, calm down
難difficult, impossible, trouble
民people, nation, subjects

Related words

難なん民みん
難民 is a general term for 'refugee', while 政治難民 specifically refers to those fleeing political persecution.
亡ぼう命めい者しゃ
亡命者 emphasizes the act of seeking asylum or exile, often for political reasons, and can be used more broadly than 政治難民.

Built from

政せい治じ+難なん民みん

Etymology

Compound of 政治 (politics) and 難民 (refugee).