also: ざいおき
noun-modifying (irregular)
staying in Okinawa; resident in Okinawa; stationed in Okinawa
Prenominal modifier used in news or official contexts to describe people, organizations, or military personnel based in Okinawa.
The relocation of U.S. military bases stationed in Okinawa is being debated.
They surveyed the lives of Japanese residents living in Okinawa.
Standard kanji form; the reading ざいちゅう is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than ざいちゅう.
Compound of 在 (ざい, 'located in') and 沖 (short for 沖縄, Okinawa). The reading ざいちゅう follows the on'yomi of 沖 (ちゅう), while ざいおき uses the kun'yomi おき.