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kibei

Ki·bei
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kee-bey]
    • /ˈkiˈbeɪ/
    • /kˈaɪbaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kee-bey]
    • /ˈkiˈbeɪ/

Definitions of kibei word

  • noun plural kibei a person of Japanese descent, born in the U.S. but educated in Japan. 1
  • noun kibei someone of Japanese ancestry born in the US and educated in Japan 0
  • noun kibei a native U.S. citizen born of immigrant Japanese parents but educated largely in Japan 0
  • noun kibei (US) A Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan. 0
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Parts of speech for Kibei

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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kibei popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Related words

  • issei

    a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.

  • nisei

    a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.

  • sansei

    a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
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