居住者|きょじゅうしゃkyojuusha
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- nounresident; inhabitant
- Synonym住民じゅうみんNeutralResidents of a particular area or community, as in 「地域住民」 and 「住民票」; 「居住者」 is more formal and also a tax term.
- Synonym住人じゅうにんNeutralSomeone living in a particular place; also used for website users. Common in colloquial speech, unlike the formal 「居住者」.
- Synonym住居者WrittenAlso denotes someone living in a place, but it is not an established term and is rarely used; say 「居住者」 or 「住人」 instead.
- Antonym訪問者ほうもんしゃNeutralA person who visits a place, as opposed to 「居住者」, someone who actually lives there.
- Antonym非居住者ひきょじゅうしゃWrittenSomeone who does not live in a given country; used mainly in tax and foreign-exchange contexts. The direct opposite of 「居住者」.
Use 「居住者」 for people living in a place in formal contexts, e.g. 「マンションの居住者」, or in tax language. For a local population say 「住民」; in casual speech 「住人」. 「住居者」 is rare. Opposites: 「非居住者」 (nonresident) and 「訪問者」 (visitor).
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- そこに居住している人。


