Word Meaning 日系

にっけい nikkei

日系 is read as にっけい (nikkei) and means (of) Japanese descent.

Meaning

English

  1. (of) Japanese descent
  2. company, etc. set up with Japanese capital
  3. company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
  4. non-Japanese of Japanese descent
  5. nikkeijin

Reading

Kana

にっけい

Romaji

nikkei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 9511 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

日系米人

にっけいべいじん

American of Japanese descent

日系人

にっけいじん

non-Japanese of Japanese descent

日系企業

にっけいきぎょう

Japanese company active abroad

日本刀

にほんとう

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved)

日陰

ひかげ

shade

日傘

ひがさ

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand)

日没

にちぼつ

sunset

日射

にっしゃ

solar radiation

日射病

にっしゃびょう

heatstroke

日本製

にほんせい

made in Japan

日本企業

にほんきぎょう

Japanese company (business, firm)

日本脳炎

にほんのうえん

Japanese encephalitis

Example Sentences

3

かれはにっけいあめりかじんです。

He is a Japanese-American.

I'm Japanese-American.

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