日系

にっけい

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital

Common word

Meanings

Noun, prefix
(of) Japanese descent
Noun
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijinAbbreviation
company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

Example sentences

日系にっけいアメリカ人じんです。

I'm Japanese-American.
第２次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせん中なかにたくさんの日系にっけいアメリカ人じんは強制収容所きょうせいしゅうようじょに送おくられました。

Many Japanese-Americans were sent off to concentration camps during World War II.