Japanese symbol for “biracial”

二人種

にじんしゅ

Romaji: nijinshu

biracial

In Japanese, biracial is 二人種, read にじんしゅ (nijinshu).

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Meanings

adj-no biracial

Kanji and stroke order

二

two, two radical (no. 7)

on: ニ、ジ
kun: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび

2 strokes · JLPT 4

人

person

on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と

2 strokes · JLPT 4

種

species, kind, class

on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ

14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “biracial”

Word	Reading	Meaning
バイレイシャル	バイレイシャル baireisharu	biracial

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
二つ	ふたつ futatsu	two
二宮	にぐう niguu	the Two Ise Shrines
二塁打	にるいだ niruida	two-base hit; double
二塁	にるい nirui	second base
二分	にぶん nibun	halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection
一石二鳥	いっせきにちょう issekinichou	killing two birds with one stone
人間	にんげん ningen	human being; human; person
個人	こじん kojin	individual; private person; personal
種類	しゅるい shurui	variety; kind; type

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