Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kibei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kibei
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Most kibei were not fluent in English because of their upbringing in Japan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 帰米 (kibei, “returning to the United States”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 帰米

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

kibeis (plural)

Questions

What does kibei mean?: A Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan.
Where does kibei come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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