難民|なんみんnanmin[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounrefugee; displaced person
- noun (suffix)person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
- Related亡命者ぼうめいしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to an exile who has fled abroad, often for political reasons; 「難民」 centers on people displaced by war or disaster.
- Related落人おちうどWrittenWritten/formal prose. A defeated soldier on the run, used mostly in historical contexts like 「平家の落人」; 「難民」 is someone displaced by war or disaster.
For people displaced by war or disaster, use 「難民」; it also covers figurative uses like 「買い物難民」 (someone who can't shop easily for lack of nearby stores). Political exiles are 「亡命者」; 「落人」 is a defeated soldier on the run, in historical contexts.
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