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Japanese symbol for “colonists”

Romaji: imindan
colonists; emigrants

In Japanese, colonists is , read (imindan).

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

  1. n colonists; emigrants

Kanji and stroke order

shift, move, change
on: イ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す
11 strokes · JLPT 2
people, nation, subjects
on: ミン
kun: たみ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
group, association
on: ダン、トン
kun: かたまり、まる.い
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いどう idoumovement; transfer; migration
いしょく ishokutransplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting
いてん itenmoving; relocation; change of address
いみん iminimmigration; emigration
いじゅう ijuumigration; move; emigration
いこう ikoutransition; changeover; switchover
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
しみん shimincitizen (of a country); citizenry
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team

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.