在ざい日にち朝ちょう鮮せん人じん

noun

Zainichi Korean; Korean resident in Japan

Refers specifically to ethnic Koreans who came to Japan during the colonial period (before 1945) and their descendants, often associated with those holding North Korean nationality (Chōsen-seki). Compare with 在日韓国人, which typically refers to South Korean nationals.

See also: 在日韓国人

• 在ざい日にち朝ちょう鮮せん人じんは、戦せん前ぜん・戦せん中ちゅうに日本にほんへ渡わたってきた人ひと々びととその子し孫そんを指さすことが多おおい。

  Zainichi Koreans often refers to people who came to Japan before and during the war and their descendants.

• 彼かれは在ざい日にち朝ちょう鮮せん人じんとしてのアイデンティティを大たい切せつにしている。

  He values his identity as a Zainichi Korean.