nikkeijin
nikkeijin noun: a nikkei; a Japanese immigrant or descendant not resident in Japan.
Noun
nikkeijin (plural nikkeijins or nikkeijin)
- A nikkei; a Japanese immigrant or descendant not resident in Japan.
- 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.1973 October 4, Robert Trumbull, “Offspring of Japanese Settlers in U.S. Find Japan Frustrating”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2022
Forms of nikkeijin
| plural | nikkeijins |
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| plural | nikkeijin |
Origin of nikkeijin
Borrowed from Japanese 日系人.
Questions about nikkeijin
- What does nikkeijin mean?
- Nikkeijin means a nikkei; a Japanese immigrant or descendant not resident in Japan.
- What part of speech is nikkeijin?
- Nikkeijin is a noun.
- What is the plural of nikkeijin?
- The plural of nikkeijin is nikkeijins.
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