Japanese symbol for “migration”
移住
いじゅう
Romaji: ijuu
migration; move; emigration; immigration
In Japanese, migration is 移住, read いじゅう (ijuu).
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, vi, vs migration; move; emigration; immigration
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “migration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 渡り | わたり watari | migration |
| 泳動 | えいどう eidou | migration; movement; phoresis |
| 遊走 | ゆうそう yuusou | (cell) migration |
| マイグレーション | マイグレーション maigureeshon | migration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 移民 | いみん imin | immigration; emigration |
| 移行 | いこう ikou | transition; changeover; switchover |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “migration”.
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.