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米国人 (べいこくじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

米べい国こく人じん

べ

い

こ

く

じ

ん

Meanings

1

American (person)

Formal or written term for an American person; in everyday speech アメリカ人 is more common.

See also: アメリカ人

彼かれは米べい国こく人じんだが、日本にほん

語ご

が

とても

上手じょうず

だ

。

He is an American, but his Japanese is very good.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
国country
人person

Related words

米べい人じん
米国人 is a slightly more formal or official term for an American person, while 米人 is even more compact and typically used in headlines or terse writing.
アメリカ人じん
米国人 is a more formal or written synonym for アメリカ人, using the kanji abbreviation 米国 for the United States.

Etymology

Compound of 米国 (べいこく, 'America') + 人 (じん, 'person'). 米国 is an abbreviation of 亜米利加 (アメリカ), an ateji rendering of 'America'.