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.
ブラジルには多くの日系人がいる。
There are many people of Japanese descent in Brazil.
彼は三世の日系人で、日本語も話せる。
He is a third-generation Japanese descendant and can also speak Japanese.
日系人のコミュニティは世界各地に広がっている。
Communities of people of Japanese descent are spread across the world.
USAGE:
日系人 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 (first generation, the emigrant), 二世 (second), 三世 (third), and so on.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 日系人コミュニティ (Japanese-descent community)
- 日系人社会 (Japanese-descent society)
- 日系二世 (second-generation Japanese)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 日本人: Japanese person (nationality)
- 在外邦人: Japanese national living abroad
- 日系: of Japanese descent (prefix/modifier)