無国籍

無国籍

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無	国	籍
む Grade: 4	こく Grade: 2	せき Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) むこ​くせき [mùkóꜜkùsèkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝko̞kɯ̟ᵝse̞kʲi]

Noun

無国籍 (hiragana むこくせき, rōmaji mukokuseki)

1. statelessness, the condition of having no citizenship

Usage notes

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

無国籍 (むこくせき)の避 (ひ)難 (なん)者 (しゃ)

mukokuseki no hinansha

a stateless refugee

Also used as a component in kanji compounds:

無国籍 (むこくせき)者 (しゃ)

mukokusekisha

a stateless person

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN