帰国子女

きこくしじょ

Meanings

1. Noun child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

Kanji

• 帰 return. Read as キ.
• 国 country. Read as コク.
• 子 child
• 女 woman. Read as ジョ.

Example sentences

• 近頃日本の帰国子女が増えている。
  The number of Japanese students returning after life abroad has been increasing as of late.
• 帰国子女があの組の中に溶け込むのは難しいよ。
  It's difficult for returnees to blend in with that class.

Words containing 帰国子女

• 帰国子女枠 (きこくしじょわく) (school) admission category for students who have lived abroad

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