日本にほん人じん

also: にっぽんじん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

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noun

Japanese person; Japanese people

Neutral noun for a person from Japan or a person identified as Japanese. It can refer to an individual or, in context, Japanese people collectively.

日本人
- にほんじん
  Standard and very common spelling and reading.
- にっぽんじん
  Attested alternate reading; less common than にほんじん and often has a slightly more emphatic or formal-sounding feel because of ニッポン.
にっぽんじん

日本にほん
Means Japan itself; 日本人 adds 人 and means a Japanese person.
外がい国こく人じん
Means a foreigner or non-Japanese person; often contrasted with 日本人.
日本にほん国こく民みん
More formal or legal-sounding, emphasizing Japanese nationals or citizens rather than general identity.

Compound of 日本, 'Japan,' and 人, 'person.' The suffix 人 is read じん in many nationality and affiliation words.