Kibei
Americannoun
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Kibei
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Kibei
From Japanese
Example Sentences
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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
Kibei Dono cannot be received as guest."—"That is not to be denied.
From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
At all events the house has seventy ryō, and Kibei Dono is sober.
From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
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 James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
One disaster after another, in house and ward, had been visited on Kibei.
From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville
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