Japanese

にほんじん
Meaning: Japanese person
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

日
本
人

Example sentences

He is Japanese, but he was born and raised in America.
日本人は主食として米を食べています。
Japanese people eat rice as a staple food.
彼はパリに在住している日本人です。
He is a Japanese person living in Paris.
日本人の主食は米です。
The staple food of Japanese people is rice.
彼は典型的な日本人のサラリーマンだ
He is a typical Japanese salaryman.
この古い歌は、日本人にとって非常に馴染み深いメロディーだ。
This old song is a very familiar melody to Japanese people.
冬の風物詩である駅伝は、多くの日本人に愛されている。
Ekiden, which is a winter tradition, is loved by many Japanese people.
日本人には中頭の人が多いと言われている。
It is said that many Japanese people have mesocephalic head shapes.
多くの日本人が戦後、シベリアのラーゲリに抑留された。
Many Japanese people were interned in Siberian labor camps after the war.
江戸時代の日本人は、紅毛碧眼の異国人に驚きを隠せなかった。
Japanese people in the Edo period could not hide their surprise at Westerners with red hair and blue eyes.

Usage Notes

Refers to a person of Japanese nationality or ethnicity.

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