Meaning of 日本人 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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日本人
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Kana Readingにほんじん, にっぽんじん
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Romajinihonjin, nipponjin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- Japanese person; Japanese people
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Example Sentences
日本人, にほんじん, にっぽんじん used in context
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A Japanese would never do such a thing.
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When did the Japanese start eating polished rice?
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こんな歌を残している明治天皇の一面を知っている日本人は少ないのではないだろうか。
I think there are probably few Japanese who know this side of the Emperor Meiji, the side that left a song like this.
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I'm Japanese, but I don't live in Japan.
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向こうではセレブという言葉を「金持ち」の意味では使わない。という事で日本人と判明しました。
They don't use 'celeb' to mean 'rich man' over there. By which I determine that you are Japanese.
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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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Kanji found in this word
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
On: ホン
Kun: もと
5 strokes
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