植民

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 殖民 (“to colonise; to settle”).
(This term is a variant form of 殖民).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょく
Grade: 3
みん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
殖民

Etymology

Noun

(しょく)(みん) • (shokumin

  1. colonization
  2. a colonist

Verb

(しょく)(みん)する • (shokumin surusuru (stem (しょく)(みん) (shokumin shi), past (しょく)(みん)した (shokumin shita))

  1. colonize

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Chinese: 殖民 (zhímín) (see there for further descendants)