Breakdown of nihonzin
日本nihon
Japan
〜人〜zin
person from ... (suffix for indicating nationality, race or origin)
Usages of nihonzin
日本人 です か？nihonzin desu ka?
Are (you) Japanese?
日本人 じゃ ない です。nihonzin zya nai desu.
(I) am not Japanese.
あの 人 も 日本人 です。ano hito mo nihonzin desu.
That person is Japanese too.
あなた は 日本人 の 学生 です。anata ha nihonzin no gakusei desu.
You are a Japanese studenthaving the Japanese nationality.
日本人で、 日本語 の 先生 です。nihonzinde, 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 ha nihonzin de mo, nihongo ga hanasemasen.
Even though he's Japanese, he can't speak Japanese.
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