日にっ僑きょう

noun

overseas Japanese; Japanese expatriate

Rare term referring to Japanese people living abroad, especially in a temporary or sojourning capacity. Often contrasted with 和僑 (わきょう), which refers to Japanese who have returned from overseas. The term is largely obsolete and found mainly in historical or specialized contexts.

See also: 和僑

• 戦せん前ぜん、多おおくの日にっ僑きょうが東とう南なんアジアで商しょう売ばいを営いとなんでいた。

  Before the war, many overseas Japanese ran businesses in Southeast Asia.

• 「日にっ僑きょう」という言こと葉ばは、現げん在ざいではほとんど使つかわれない。

  The term '日僑' is hardly used nowadays.