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- US Pronunciation
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- [nee-key]
- /ˈni keɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nee-key]
- /ˈni keɪ/
Definitions of nikkei word
- noun nikkei an index showing the average closing prices of 225 stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 1
- noun nikkei an American of Japanese descent. 1
- noun nikkei A Japanese emigrant or a descendant thereof who is not a citizen of Japan. Commonly used in Japan to refer to people of Japanese ancestry that are living abroad as citizens of other countries. 1
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Origin of nikkei
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1980-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nikkei
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nikkei 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nikkei usage trend in Literature
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