noun

  1. refugee, displaced person.
  2. person inconvenienced by (lack of something), person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.). Colloquialism, idiomatic expression. In compound nouns; ~難民.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
難民 なんみん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

difficult, impossible, trouble
ナン むずか.しい かた.い (6th, N3)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
people, nation, subjects
ミン たみ ひと (4th, N3)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)