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渡来人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 渡来人.

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Entry

渡来人いじんNounFreq #114607
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Historical term

Chinese and Korean people who settled in ancient Japan and introduced culture and technology from continental Asia (4th-7th centuries CE)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

12 strokesFrequency 446JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

わた.る-わた.るわた.す

Nanori

たりわたなわたらわたり

come, due, next, cause, become

7 strokesFrequency 102JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ライタイ

Kun

く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たる

Nanori

くりくるごろ

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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