アメリカ人

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of アメリカ (Amerika, America) +‎ (-jin, person).

First cited to a text from circa 1870.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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アメリカ(じん) (Amerika-jin

  1. American person

Synonyms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 アメリカ‐じん 【─人】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here