Meaning

Primary

Migration

Alternative

Immigration

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

If you shift the place you dwell, that’s called migration.

You can use this word whether you migrate to a different country or a different town inside the same country.

Reading

いじゅう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

今のところ、日本への移住の予定は無いです。

I don't have any plans to emigrate to Japan for now.

日本からアメリカへ移住するのは、アメリカから日本へ移住するよりも難しい。

It's more difficult to migrate from Japan to America than it is from America to Japan.

それはあなたがこの国に移住して来るか来ないかによります。

That depends on whether or not you will move to this country.

Kanji Composition