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kibei

kibei noun: a Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan.

Noun

kibei (plural kibeis or kibei)

  1. (US) A Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan.
    • Most kibei were not fluent in English because of their upbringing in Japan.

Forms of kibei

pluralkibeis
pluralkibei

Origin of kibei

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

Questions about kibei

What does kibei mean?
Kibei means a Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan.
What part of speech is kibei?
Kibei is a noun.
What is the plural of kibei?
The plural of kibei is kibeis.

Words near kibei in the dictionary

  1. kibbutzy
  2. Kibby
  3. Kibbys
  4. kibe
  5. kibed
  6. kibei
  7. kibeis
  8. kibes
  9. Kibet
  10. Kibets
  11. kibi-

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