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Grade: 4
こく
Grade: 2
せき
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
無國籍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of (mu, without, -less) +‎ 国籍 (kokuseki, nationality, citizenship).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(こく)(せき) (mukokuseki

  1. statelessness, the condition of having no citizenship

Usage notes edit

Used with the particle (no) to modify another noun:

無国籍(むこくせき)避難者(ひなんしゃ)
mukokuseki no hinansha
a stateless refugee

Also used as a component in kanji compounds:

無国籍(むこくせき)(しゃ)
mukokusekisha
a stateless person

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN