Japanese symbol for “aborigines”
先住民
せんじゅうみん
Romaji: senjuumin
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
In Japanese, aborigines is 先住民, read せんじゅうみん (senjuumin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n indigenous people; native people; aborigines
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aborigines”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原民 | げんみん genmin | aborigines |
| 先住民族 | せんじゅうみんぞく senjuuminzoku | indigenous people; aborigines; indigenes |
| 土着民 | どちゃくみん dochakumin | indigenous people; native people; natives |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 優先 | ゆうせん yuusen | preference; priority; precedence |
| 先輩 | せんぱい senpai | senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder |
| 先日 | せんじつ senjitsu | the other day; a few days ago |
| 先週 | せんしゅう senshuu | last week; the week before |
| 先月 | せんげつ sengetsu | last month |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence; housing; residential building |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.