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haafu community

haafu community

9.3
People in Japan with one Japanese parent and one non-Japanese parent
  • noun
translation icon : comunidad haafu
  • The school started a support group aimed at connecting students from the haafu community.

Examples

  • The haafu community in Tokyo often holds cultural exchange events.

  • Many in the haafu community are working to challenge traditional views of Japanese identity.

  • The haafu community in Tokyo is growing rapidly.

  • Many people in the haafu community celebrate both cultures.

  • Many in the haafu community are working to challenge traditional views of Japanese identity.

  • The haafu community in Tokyo often holds cultural exchange events.

  • The school started a support group aimed at connecting students from the haafu community.

Surface Forms

haafu community singular
haafu communities plural

Morphology

haafu + community

The meaning is directly compositional: 'haafu' (a Japanese loanword for a person of mixed Japanese/non-Japanese heritage) plus 'community' (group of people) yields a community of haafu people. Although 'haafu' is non‑English and may be unfamiliar to many learners, if a B1 learner knows both constituents the overall meaning is immediately predictable.

Etymology

Haafu community gets its name from the word haafu, the Japanese way of saying half, which people used for someone with one Japanese and one non-Japanese parent. So haafu community means a group of people with 'mixed' Japanese and non-Japanese backgrounds.