Japanese symbol for “squatter”
無断居住者
むだんきょじゅうしゃ
Romaji: mudankyojuusha
squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission
In Japanese, squatter is 無断居住者, read むだんきょじゅうしゃ (mudankyojuusha).
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Meanings
- n squatter; person who occupies a building or land without title or permission
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “squatter”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スクワッター | スクワッター sukuwattaa | squatter |
| 不法入居者 | ふほうにゅうきょしゃ fuhounyuukyosha | unlawful occupant (e.g. of a house, apartment, etc.); squatter |
| 不法占拠者 | ふほうせんきょしゃ fuhousenkyosha | unlawful occupant (e.g. of a house, of land, etc.); squatter |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
| 居る | おる oru | to be (animate); to be; to exist |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
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