How to say "entrant" in Japanese

• 参加者さんかしゃCommon
  nounCovers 'entrant' in the sense of someone taking part in a competition, event, or activity. This is the usual everyday word for a participant or competitor.
  その部屋へやは参加者さんかしゃの熱気ねっきでムンムンしていた。↗

  The air in that room was thick with the enthusiasm of the participants.
• エントラント
  nounA direct loanword meaning entrant. It is less common and mainly appears in contexts like contests or races; for most purposes 参加者 is the word you want.
• 入会者にゅうかいしゃ
  nounAn entrant in the sense of a new member who joins a club, association, or other group. Less common; use this only for people joining an organization.
• 入国者にゅうこくしゃ
  nounAn entrant into a country; someone who crosses a border or arrives from abroad. It also covers the sense of immigrant. Typical in immigration and border-control contexts.
• 入園者にゅうえんしゃ
  nounAn entrant to a place such as a park or zoo, i.e. a visitor who enters the grounds. Less common; use it for admissions to such facilities, not for competitions.

Choose 参加者 for someone taking part in a contest or event, 入国者 for someone entering a country, 入園者 for someone entering a park or zoo, 入会者 for a new member joining a group, and 「エントラント」 as a rare loanword.

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• 参加者さんかしゃparticipant
• エントラントentrant
• 入会者にゅうかいしゃentrant
• 入国者にゅうこくしゃentrant (into a country)
• 入園者にゅうえんしゃentrant (to a park, zoo, etc.)
• 加入者かにゅうしゃaffiliate