| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| あなたは日本人ですか？ | あなたはにほんじんですか？ |
Pronunciation: anata wa nihonjin desu ka?
How to Say It Outloud: ah-nah-tah wah nee-hohn-jeen deh-soo kah?
Usage: This is the formal and most common way to ask if someone is Japanese.
Example Sentence Japanese:
あなたは日本人ですか？
あなたは日本人ですか？Example Sentence English:Are you Japanese?
Are you Japanese?| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 日本人ですか？ | にほんじんですか？ |
Pronunciation: nihonjin desu ka?
How to Say It Outloud: nee-hohn-jeen deh-soo kah?
Usage: A slightly shorter and slightly less formal way to ask if someone is Japanese.
Example Sentence Japanese:日本人ですか？
日本人ですか？Example Sentence English:Are you Japanese?
Are you Japanese?| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 日本の方ですか？ | にほんのかたですか？ |
Pronunciation: nihon no kata desu ka?
How to Say It Outloud: nee-hohn noh kah-tah deh-soo kah?
Usage: A more polite way to ask if someone is Japanese, often used when talking up to someone or being very polite.
Example Sentence Japanese:日本の方ですか？
日本の方ですか？Example Sentence English:Are you Japanese?
Are you Japanese?| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 日本人? | にほんじん? |
Pronunciation: nihonjin?
How to Say It Outloud: nee-hohn-jeen?
Usage: A very casual way to ask if someone is Japanese, used among friends.
Example Sentence Japanese:日本人?
日本人?Example Sentence English:Japanese?
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