Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nikkeijin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nikkei-jin
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nikkei; a Japanese immigrant or descendant not resident in Japan.

Example Sentences

"The peculiar position of his group, according to Mr. Okimoto, is shown by the Japanese habit of referring to such persons as either nisei or nikkeijin —of Japanese descent—instead of calling them gaijin, that is, foreigners, or identifying them by nationality."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 日系人.

Inflected Forms

nikkeijins (plural)

Questions

What does nikkeijin mean?: A nikkei; a Japanese immigrant or descendant not resident in Japan.
Where does nikkeijin come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 日系人.

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