メリケン・ジャップ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English American Jap.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) メリケンジャップ [mèríkéń jáꜜppù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞ɾʲike̞ɲ̟ d͡ʑa̠p̚pɯ̟]

Noun

メリケン・ジャップ • (meriken jappu) 

  1. [from 1930] (dated) a Japanese person working in the United States, or a Japanese person born from the United States

References

  1. ^ Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
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