adj
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of Nikkei.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
nikkei
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈniːkeɪ/
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/ˈnɪkeɪ/
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nēʹkā
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nĭkʹā
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rhymes with -iːkeɪ
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CMU ARPABET: N IH0 K EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: N IY1 K EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 3: N AY1 K IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
overseas Japanese
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Nikkei.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 4
overseas ethnic Japanese person (usually has no Japanese citizenship living as citizens of other countries as immigrants or descendants of Japanese immigrants)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Ellipsis of Nikkei index.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 日(にっ)系(けい) (nikkei).
Borrowed from Japanese 日(にっ)経(けい) (nikkei).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 日僑 /日侨 (Rìqiáo) — a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
- Japanese: 日系 (Nikkei) — a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
- Japanese: 日系人 (Nikkeijin) — a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
- Korean: 니케이 (Nikei) — a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
- Korean: 닛케이 (Nitkei) — a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
- Korean: 닛케이진 (Nitkeijin) — a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
- Russian: никкэ́й (nikkɛ́j) — a person or people of the Japanese diaspora
Real reading context