TopicGyopo
imin · /i.min/
移民
imin/i.min/noun
a person who moves to another country to live there
別の国へ移り住む人
An immigrant arrives to settle; a tourist only visits, and an emigrant is named from the country left behind.
移民は定着するために来る人であり、観光客とは違い、出ていく側から見ると出国者になる。
Examples
The immigrant waited all morning at the visa office with a folder of papers.
In her first year abroad the immigrant worked nights at her parents' store.
Every immigrant in our building sends money home before the rent is due.
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