日 系 人(にっけいじん)

にっけいじん

noun

person of Japanese descent

1. person of Japanese descent; Japanese emigrant or descendant

A person of Japanese ancestry living outside Japan, including Japanese emigrants and their descendants. Often used in the context of communities in Brazil, the United States, Peru, and other countries.

ブラジルには多(おお)くの日系人(にっけいじん)がいる。

There are many people of Japanese descent in Brazil.

彼(かれ)は三世(さんせい)の日系人(にっけいじん)で、日本語(にほんご)も話(はな)せる。

He is a third-generation Japanese descendant and can also speak Japanese.

日系人(にっけいじん)のコミュニティは世界(せかい)各地(かくち)に広(ひろ)がっている。

Communities of people of Japanese descent are spread across the world.

Usage

日系人(にっけいじん) refers specifically to people of Japanese ancestry living abroad. It does not refer to Japanese nationals living in Japan. Generations are indicated as 一世(いっせい) (first generation, the emigrant), 二世(にせい) (second), 三世(さんせい) (third), and so on.

Common collocations

日系人(にっけいじん)コミュニティ (Japanese-descent community)
日系人(にっけいじん)社会(しゃかい) (Japanese-descent society)
日系(にっけい)二世(にせい) (second-generation Japanese)

Similar words

日本人(にほんじん): Japanese person (nationality)
在外(ざいがい)邦人(ほうじん): Japanese national living abroad
日系(にっけい): of Japanese descent (prefix/modifier)

Related Words

Compare: 日本人(にほんじん) (Japanese person)

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