日 米(にちべい)

にちべい

noun, prefix

Japan and the US, Japan-US

1. Japan and the United States, Japan-US, Japanese-American (bilateral)

An abbreviation combining 日 (Japan) and 米 (America/US), used as a prefix or noun to refer to the bilateral relationship, agreements, or interactions between Japan and the United States.

日米(にちべい)関係(かんけい)は重要(じゅうよう)だ。

The Japan-US relationship is important.

日米(にちべい)首脳(しゅのう)会談(かいだん)が行(おこな)われた。

A Japan-US summit meeting was held.

日米(にちべい)安全保障条約(あんぜんほしょうじょうやく)は両国(りょうこく)の同盟(どうめい)の基盤(きばん)となっている。

The Japan-US Security Treaty forms the foundation of the alliance between both countries.

Usage

日米(にちべい) is a compound abbreviation using the first characters of 日本(にほん) (Japan) and 米国(べいこく) (the United States). It functions as a prefix modifying nouns related to bilateral topics.

Similar country-pair abbreviations are common in Japanese:

日中(にっちゅう): Japan-China
日韓(にっかん): Japan-South Korea
日英(にちえい): Japan-UK
日露(にちろ): Japan-Russia

Common collocations

日米(にちべい)関係(かんけい): Japan-US relations
日米(にちべい)同盟(どうめい): Japan-US alliance
日米(にちべい)首脳(しゅのう)会談(かいだん): Japan-US summit
日米(にちべい)貿易(ぼうえき): Japan-US trade
日米(にちべい)安保(あんぽ): Japan-US security (treaty)

Related Words

Compare: 日英(にちえい) (Japanese-English)

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