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Zainichi is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Zainichi in a sentence

Zainichi meaning

A long-term Korean resident of Japan whose ancestry dates to Korea under Japanese rule.

Using Zainichi

  • The main meaning on this page is: A long-term Korean resident of Japan whose ancestry dates to Korea under Japanese rule.
  • In the example corpus, zainichi often appears in combinations such as: zainichi korean.

Context around Zainichi

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

generation 1×

Often after:

korean 2×

Sentence patterns with Zainichi

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

number of zainichi korean returnees 1× third generation zainichi korean in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

japanese research puts 1× sugihara the 17 1×

Common sentence endings:

around 10 000 1× of high school 1×

Words around Zainichi

Just before it in the word index:

zaini 5 zainea 2 zaine 3 zainal 12 zainabari 3 zainab 80

Just after it in the word index:

zainuddin 7 zainudin 5 zainul 2 zaira 14 zaire 37 zairean 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Zainichi

  • In this selection, "zainichi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, generation and korean stand out and add context to how "zainichi" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include number of zainichi korean returnees and third generation zainichi korean in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "zainichi" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with zainichi

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Japanese research puts the number of Zainichi Korean returnees condemned to prison camps at around 10,000. (17 words)

Sugihara, the 17-year-old narrator of “Go,” by Kazuki Kaneshiro, is a third-generation Zainichi Korean in his last year of high school. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Sugihara, the 17-year-old narrator of “Go,” by Kazuki Kaneshiro, is a third-generation Zainichi Korean in his last year of high school. (24 words)

Japanese research puts the number of Zainichi Korean returnees condemned to prison camps at around 10,000. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

Sugihara, the 17-year-old narrator of “Go,” by Kazuki Kaneshiro, is a third-generation Zainichi Korean in his last year of high school.

Japanese research puts the number of Zainichi Korean returnees condemned to prison camps at around 10,000.

Common combinations with zainichi

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "zainichi" in a sentence?
An example: "Sugihara, the 17-year-old narrator of “Go,” by Kazuki Kaneshiro, is a third-generation Zainichi Korean in his last year of high school." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "zainichi" from authentic English texts.
What does "zainichi" mean?
Zainichi means: A long-term Korean resident of Japan whose ancestry dates to Korea under Japanese rule.
How many example sentences with "zainichi" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "zainichi", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.