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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 日系 (nikkei).
Pronunciation
Noun
Nikkei (plural Nikkeis or Nikkei)
- overseas ethnic Japanese person (usually has no Japanese citizenship living as citizens of other countries as immigrants or descendants of Japanese immigrants)
- Ellipsis of Nikkei index.
Adjective
Nikkei (comparative more Nikkei, superlative most Nikkei)
- overseas Japanese
Translations
a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 日僑／日侨 (Rìqiáo)
- Japanese: 日系 (ja) (にっけい, Nikkei), 日系人 (ja) (にっけいじん, Nikkeijin)
- Korean: 니케이 (Nikei), 닛케이 (Nitkei), 닛케이진 (Nitkeijin)
- Russian: никкэ́й m or f (nikkɛ́j)
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