Japanese symbol for “inhabitant”
住民
じゅうみん
Romaji: juumin
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
In Japanese, inhabitant is 住民, read じゅうみん (juumin).
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 inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inhabitant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住人 | じゅうにん juunin | dweller; inhabitant; resident |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a city); resident; inhabitant |
| 居住者 | きょじゅうしゃ kyojuusha | resident; inhabitant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence; housing; residential building |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ juusho | address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling; house; residence |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 民間 | みんかん minkan | private; non-governmental; non-official |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inhabitant”.
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.