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オランダ人 (orandajin) Japanese meaning: Dutch person | Kotomora

オランダ人じん

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Meanings

1

Dutch person; Dutchman; Dutchwoman

Refers to a person from the Netherlands. Gender-neutral in Japanese; English glosses include both masculine and feminine forms.

彼かれはオランダ人じんです。
He is Dutch.

あのオランダ人じんは日本にほん語ごが上手じょうずだ。

That Dutch person speaks Japanese well.

Kanji

人person

Related words

オランダ
オランダ is the country name (the Netherlands), while オランダ人 specifically refers to a Dutch person.

Etymology

Compound of オランダ (Oranda, 'the Netherlands') + 人 (jin, 'person'). オランダ derives from Portuguese 'Holanda'.