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移民官 (いみんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

移い民みん官かん

Meanings

1

noun

immigration officer

Refers to an official who works at immigration control, checking passports and visas.

空くう港こうで移い民みん官かんにパスポートを見みせた。
I showed my passport to the immigration officer at the airport.

Kanji

移shift, move, change
民people, nation, subjects
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Similar words

入にゅう国こく審しん査さ官かん
入国審査官 is a more formal term for an immigration inspector, often used in official contexts, while 移民官 is a broader, more general term for an immigration officer.

Etymology

Compound of 移民 (いみん, 'immigration') and 官 (かん, 'government official').