無国籍

Japanese
Kanji in this term
無 国 籍
む
Grade: 4		 こく
Grade: 2		 せき
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
無國籍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, “without, -less”) +‎ 国籍 (kokuseki, “nationality, citizenship”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) むこ​くせき [mùkóꜜkùsèkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝko̞kɯ̟ᵝse̞kʲi]

Noun

無(む)国(こく)籍(せき) • (mukokuseki) 

  1. statelessness, the condition of having no citizenship

Usage notes

Used with the particle の (no) to modify another noun:

無国籍(むこくせき)の避難者(ひなんしゃ)
mukokuseki no hinansha
a stateless refugee

Also used as a component in kanji compounds:

無国籍(むこくせき)者(しゃ)
mukokusekisha
a stateless person

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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