nikkei

English

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Etymology

Japanese 日系 (にっけい, Nikkei), people or a person of Japanese heritage. Commonly used in Japan to refer to people of Japanese ancestry that are living abroad as citizens of other countries.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nik.kɛi/, enPR: nēk•kĕē

Noun

nikkei (plural nikkei)

1. A Japanese emigrant or a descendant thereof who is not a citizen of Japan.
2. the value of shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Translations

a person or people of the Japanese diaspora

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日僑 (cmn), 日侨 (cmn) (Rìqiáo)

• Japanese: 日系 (ja) (にっけい, Nikkei), 日系人 (ja) (にっけいじん, Nikkeijin)

• Korean: 니케이 (ko) (Nikei), 닛케이 (ko) (Nitkei), 닛케이진 (ko) (Nitkeijin)
• Russian: никкэй (ru) (nikkéj) m and f  (indeclinable)

See also

• nikkeijin
• Nikkei index