Kibei

American  

[kee-bey] / ˈkiˈbeɪ /

Or kibei

noun

plural

Kibei

1. a person of Japanese descent, born in the U.S. but educated in Japan.

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Etymology

Origin of Kibei

From Japanese

Example Sentences

He, my father, and my mother were Kibei, which meant they were born in the United States but were sent to Japan for their education.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

But to humour him Kibei marshalled the women.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

Kibei insisted on aiding Iémon; and Iémon did not dare to refuse his services in donning the haori.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

Reporting his own experience, to the astonishment of his hearers, Kibei, accompanied by Kakusuké, started down Teramachi toward Samégabashi.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

Kibei, who with the men preferred night for sleep, rushed in.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)