亡命

ぼうめい

fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons)

What does 亡命 mean?

亡命 is a Japanese noun meaning fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons) in English. It is written as 亡命 in kanji, ぼうめい in hiragana, and boumei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は他の大勢の人達と共に亡命した。

Along with thousands of others, he fled the country.