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〜人じん

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人じん

a person from — names someone's nationality off a country name

友達ともだちはアメリカ人じんなんだ。

tomodachi wa amerika jin nan da.

My friend is an American. casual

この会議かいぎには中国人ちゅうごくじんのお客きゃく様さまもいらっしゃいます。

kono kaigi ni wa chuugoku jin no okyakusama mo irasshaimasu.

This meeting will have a Chinese person joining as a guest too. formal

All examples2

a person from — a country name plus 人じん

  1. 友達ともだちはアメリカ人じんなんだ。

    tomodachi wa amerika jin nan da.

    My friend is an American. casual

  2. この会議かいぎには中国人ちゅうごくじんのお客きゃく様さまもいらっしゃいます。

    kono kaigi ni wa chuugoku jin no okyakusama mo irasshaimasu.

    This meeting will have a Chinese person joining as a guest too. formal

How it's formed1

Notes

外国人がいこくじん ("foreigner") is its own fixed word, not built here. 外国がいこく
just means a foreign country, naming no single nationality.