English
kibei
Kibei comes from Japanese 帰米 ‘returning to the United States’.
- Japanesemodern帰米kibei‘returning to the United States’
- Englishtodaykibei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern帰米kibei‘returning to the United States’
- Englishtodaykibei
Every English word from Japanese 帰米
Today it means
noun A Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 帰米 / kibei