Meaning of 西洋人 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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西洋人
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Kana Readingせいようじん
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Romajiseiyōjin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- Western people
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Example Sentences
西洋人, せいようじん used in context
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日本人離れしたこの美しい相貌からもわかるように、優奈は実は生粋の日本人じゃない。西洋人をおばあちゃんに持つ、クォーターだったりする。
As you can also tell from these beautiful, far from Japanese, looks, Yuna is not pure-blood Japanese. She's a quarter-blood with a westerner as grandmother.
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彼らは西洋人がやってくる以前から、もともと住んでいたニュージランド人なのです。
They were the native New Zealanders before the Western people came.
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西洋人は一般に相手が持ち出さない限りそうした話題を避けたがる。
Westerners, in general, prefer to avoid such topics unless the other person brings them up.
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西洋人の中には、私たちの家屋には彼らが不可欠と考えるもの全てが欠けていると思う人もいるだろう。
Some Westerners may think our houses are lacking in everything they consider essential.
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西洋人と話をするとき、私はいわば頭の中のギヤを入れ換えなければならない。
When I speak to a Westerner, I have to shift mental gears, so to speak.
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You must be careful when talking to a European.
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