Japanese symbol for “colonisation”
植民
しょくみん
Romaji: shokumin
colonization; colonisation
In Japanese, colonisation is 植民, read しょくみん (shokumin).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi colonization; colonisation
Written forms: 植民、殖民. Readings: しょくみん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “colonisation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拓殖 | たくしょく takushoku | colonization; colonisation; development |
| 屯田 | とんでん tonden | colonization; colonisation |
| 植民地化 | しょくみんちか shokuminchika | colonization; colonisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 植物 | しょくぶつ shokubutsu | plant; vegetation |
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant; garden tree |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting |
| 入植 | にゅうしょく nyuushoku | settlement; immigration |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; 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.