日本にほん人じん

also: にっぽんじん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Japanese person; Japanese people

Neutral noun for a person from Japan or a person identified as Japanese. It can refer to an individual or, in context, Japanese people collectively.

日本にほん国こく民みん
日本人 is the everyday word for a Japanese person, while 日本国民 is a more formal or legal term emphasizing citizenship/nationality.
邦ほう人じんN1
日本人 is the neutral, everyday word for a Japanese person, while 邦人 is a formal term used mainly in news or official contexts, especially for Japanese nationals abroad.
ジャパニーズ
日本人 is the plain, standard Japanese word for a Japanese person, while ジャパニーズ is the katakana, English-style term used in titles or branding.

外がい国こく人じんN5
日本人 refers to a Japanese national or person of Japanese identity, while 外国人 refers to a non-Japanese, foreign person; the two are commonly contrasted.
外がい人じんN1
日本人 means 'Japanese person', the direct opposite of 外人 'non-Japanese person'.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

日本人
- にほんじん
  Standard and very common spelling and reading.
- にっぽんじん
  Attested alternate reading; less common than にほんじん and often has a slightly more emphatic or formal-sounding feel because of ニッポン.
にっぽんじん

Compound of 日本, 'Japan,' and 人, 'person.' The suffix 人 is read じん in many nationality and affiliation words.