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在日大使館 (ざいにちたいしかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

在ざい日にち大たい使し館かん

Meanings

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noun

embassy in Japan; foreign embassy in Japan

Refers to an embassy of a foreign country located in Japan. Often used in news or official contexts.

在ざい日にちアメリカ大たい使し館かんは東とう京きょうにある。
The U.S. Embassy in Japan is in Tokyo.
在ざい日にち大たい使し館かんにビザを申しん請せいした。
I applied for a visa at the embassy in Japan.

Kanji

在exist, outskirts, suburbs
日day, sun, Japan
大large, big
使

use, send on a mission, order

館building, mansion, large building

Similar words

大たい使し館かん
大使館 is a general term for 'embassy', while 在日大使館 specifically means an embassy located in Japan.
在ざい日にち
在日 is a prefix meaning 'in Japan' or 'residing in Japan', used in compounds like 在日米軍 (U.S. forces in Japan).

Etymology

Compound of 在日 (ざいにち, 'in Japan') and 大使館 (たいしかん, 'embassy'). The prefix 在日 is commonly used to indicate something located or residing in Japan.