Breakdown of nihonjin
日本nihon
Japan
〜人〜jin
person from ... (suffix for indicating nationality, race or origin)
Usages of nihonjin
日本人 です か？nihonjin desu ka?
Are (you) Japanese?
日本人 じゃ ない です。nihonjin ja nai desu.
(I) am not Japanese.
あの 人 も 日本人 です。ano hito mo nihonjin desu.
That person is Japanese too.
あなた は 日本人 の 学生 です。anata wa nihonjin no gakusei desu.
You are a Japanese studenthaving the Japanese nationality.
日本人で、 日本語 の 先生 です。nihonjinde, nihongo no sensei desu.
(He) is Japanese, and is a Japanese language teacher.
彼 は 日本人 で も、 日本語 が 話せません。kare wa nihonjin de mo, nihongo ga hanasemasen.
Even though he's Japanese, he can't speak Japanese.
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