Nikkei
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Relating to Japanese people and their culture who live outside Japan
- adjective
- /nɪˈkeɪ/
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nikkei
- She researches the experiences of Nikkei families living in the United States.
Examples
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The museum features art by Nikkei artists from around the world.
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The Nikkei community in Los Angeles is vibrant and diverse.
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Many Nikkei communities in South America maintain strong ties to Japanese traditions.
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Many Nikkei festivals celebrate Japanese heritage.
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Many Nikkei communities in South America maintain strong ties to Japanese traditions.
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She researches the experiences of Nikkei families living in the United States.
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The Nikkei community in Los Angeles is vibrant and diverse.
Surface Forms
Nikkei positive
Etymology
Nikkei comes from the Japanese characters 日系, where 日 means 'sun' or stands for 'Japan' and 系 means 'line' or 'family', so Nikkei describes people and culture with a Japanese family line living outside Japan.