難民

なんみん

refugee; displaced person

Also:person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.)

What does 難民 mean?

難民 is a Japanese noun meaning refugee; displaced person in English. It can also be translated as person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 難民 in kanji, なんみん in hiragana, and nanmin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

難民は食べるものをくれと要求した。

The boat people asked for food.