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イミグレーション

also: イミグレイション

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Meanings

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noun

Loanword from English, used in contexts such as immigration control, immigration procedures, or immigration policy. Often appears in compounds like イミグレーションオフィス (immigration office).

空くう港こうでイミグレーションを通とおるのに時じ間かんがかかった。
It took a long time to go through immigration at the airport.
イミグレーションの手て続つづきは複ふく雑

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だ

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Immigration procedures are complicated.

Written forms

イミグレーションUsage92%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'immigration'.
イミグレイションUsage8%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; the standard spelling is イミグレーション.

Similar words

入にゅう国こく審しん査さ
入国審査 is the standard Japanese term for immigration inspection at borders, while イミグレーション is a loanword often used in the same context but with a slightly more Western or casual feel.
移い民みん
移民 refers to immigrants or the act of migrating to another country, whereas イミグレーション focuses on the administrative process of entering a country.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'immigration'.