精神日本人

Chinese

		spirit; soul; will spirit; soul; will; mind; mental state	Japanese person
trad. (精神日本人)		精神	日本人
simp. ^#(精神日本人)		精神	日本人

Etymology

Literally "spiritual Japanese". From the implication that those with Japanophilic behaviour are "spiritually or mentally Japanese".

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngshén rìběnrén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄕㄣˊ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ san⁴ jat⁶ bun² jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngshén rìběnrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄕㄣˊ ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingshén rìhběnrén
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-shên² jih⁴-pên³-jên²
  - Yale: jīng-shén r̀-běn-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshern ryhbeenren
  - Palladius: цзиншэнь жибэньжэнь (czinšɛnʹ žibɛnʹžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ san⁴ jat⁶ bun² jan⁴
  - Yale: jīng sàhn yaht bún yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ san⁴ jat⁹ bun² jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ sen⁴ yed⁶ bun² yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

精神日本人

(neologism, derogatory, Internet slang) Japanophile, especially one perceived to hate their own race or country (typically referring to China), and support the Japanese Empire's actions

Synonyms

(short) 精日 (jīngrì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精	神	日	本	人
せい Grade: 5	しん Grade: 3	に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 精神日本人 (jīngshén rìběnrén).

Noun

精(せい)神(しん)日(に)本(ほん)人(じん) • (seishin nihonjin)

Japanophile