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米人 (べいじん, beijin) Japanese meaning: American | Kotomora

米べい人じん

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Meanings

1

American; person from the United States

A concise written or news-style noun for an American person. It refers to nationality or origin; アメリカ人 is the more ordinary conversational equivalent.

See also: アメリカ人

米べい人じん記き者しゃが大だい統とう領りょうに質

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問もん

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An American reporter asked the president a question.

その会かい社しゃには米べい人じんの技ぎ術じゅつ者しゃが多おおい。

There are many American engineers at that company.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
人person

Related words

アメリカ人じん
アメリカ人 is the everyday spoken word for an American person, while 米人 is a shorter, more written or news-style term with the same meaning.
米べい国こく人じん
米国人 is a slightly more formal or official term for an American person, while 米人 is even more compact and typically used in headlines or terse writing.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 米, the conventional kanji abbreviation for America or the United States, and 人 meaning “person.” In this word, 米 does not mean “rice.”