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dekasegi

dekasegi noun: a Japanese descendant (chiefly from Brazil or Peru) who migrated to Japan, often through a work visa.

Noun

dekasegi (plural dekasegis or dekasegi)

  1. A Japanese descendant (chiefly from Brazil or Peru) who migrated to Japan, often through a work visa

Forms of dekasegi

pluraldekasegis
pluraldekasegi

Origin of dekasegi

Borrowed from Japanese でかせぎ.

Questions about dekasegi

What does dekasegi mean?
Dekasegi means a Japanese descendant (chiefly from Brazil or Peru) who migrated to Japan, often through a work visa.
What part of speech is dekasegi?
Dekasegi is a noun.
What is the plural of dekasegi?
The plural of dekasegi is dekasegis.

Words near dekasegi in the dictionary

  1. dekare
  2. dekares
  3. dekars
  4. dekasecond
  5. dekaseconds
  6. dekasegi
  7. dekastere
  8. dekasteres
  9. dekatherm
  10. dekatherms
  11. dekatron

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