NichiDict

在日

ざいにち
[zainichi]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy)

2.Noun

Zainichi; Zainichi Korean; North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)

Examples

在日の友人と食事をした。

I had a meal with a friend who lives in Japan.

彼は在日三世として東京で育った。

He grew up in Tokyo as a third-generation resident in Japan.

在日の人々の歴史について書かれた本を読んでみた。

I read a book written about the history of residents in Japan.