Word Meaning 帰国子女

きこくしじょ kikokushijo

帰国子女 is read as きこくしじょ (kikokushijo) and means child who has returned to Japan after living abroad.

Meaning

English

  1. child who has returned to Japan after living abroad
  2. returnee child
  3. (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

Reading

Kana

きこくしじょ

Romaji

kikokushijo

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 90472 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

帰国子女枠

きこくしじょわく

(school) admission category for students who have lived abroad

帝国女子大学

ていこくじょしだいがく

Teikoku Women's University

帰国

きこく

return to one's country

帰国セール

きこくせーる

sale of one's belongings before returning to one's country

帰国者

きこくしゃ

returnee

帰国生徒

きこくせいと

school student who has returned to Japan after living abroad

子女

しじょ

girl

女子

じょし

woman

女の子

おんなのこ

young woman

小女子

こうなご

young lancefish

婦女子

ふじょし

women and children

Example Sentences

1

It's difficult for returnees to blend in with that class.