Word Meaning 引き揚げ者

ひきあげしゃ hikiagesha

引き揚げ者 is read as ひきあげしゃ (hikiagesha) and means returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII).

Meaning

English

  1. returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII)
  2. repatriate

Reading

Kana

ひきあげしゃ

Romaji

hikiagesha

Writing Variants

  • 引揚げ者 ひきあげしゃ hikiagesha
  • 引揚者 ひきあげしゃ hikiagesha

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 10910 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引率者

いんそつしゃ

leader

引揚船

ひきあげぶね

evacuation boat

引き締め

ひきしめ

tightening

引き継ぐ

ひきつぐ

to take over

引き継ぎ

ひきつぎ

taking over

引き締まる

ひきしまる

to become tense

引っ張る

ひっぱる

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

引き離す

ひきはなす

to pull apart

引き裂く

ひきさく

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)

引率

いんそつ

leading