Chinese

Noun

倭人

1. (dated, pejorative) a Japanese person (term especially used in the ancient China)
2. dwarf; pygmy

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 和人

Etymology

From Chinese 倭人.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) わじん [wàjíń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

倭人 ‎(hiragana わじん, romaji wajin)

1. (dated) a Japanese person (term especially used in the ancient China)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

倭人 • ‎(waein) ‎(hangeul 왜인)

1. Hanja form^? of 왜인, “a Japanese person (term especially used in the ancient China)”.