Japanese woman
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Japanese woman
A female person who has Japanese citizenship or comes from Japan.
Die neue Austauschstudentin in unserer Klasse ist eine Japanerin aus Tokio.
The new exchange student in our class is a Japanese woman from Tokyo.
The word is derived directly from the country name 'Japan' (Japan). It refers to a female person who comes from this country or has its citizenship.
In meinem Deutschkurs ist auch eine Japanerin.
There is also a Japanese woman in my German course.
The ending '-in' is the typical marker in German for female persons in nationalities and professions. The corresponding male form is 'der Japaner' (Japanese man).
Die Gewinnerin des Wettbewerbs ist eine junge Japanerin.
The winner of the competition is a young Japanese woman.
As a noun, 'die Japanerin' (the Japanese woman) can be the subject or object of a sentence and is always capitalized. It can also stand after the preposition 'als' (as).
Wir haben gestern eine Japanerin kennengelernt.
We met a Japanese woman yesterday.
Japanese
'japanisch' and 'Japanerin' are both connected to Japan, but they differ grammatically and in meaning. 'Japanisch' is an adjective or refers to the language, for example 'japanisches Essen' (Japanese food) or 'auf Japanisch' (in Japanese). 'Japanerin' is a noun and means a female person from Japan. Learners may confuse the words because they look similar and belong to the same country. Memory tip: for language, culture, or characteristics, use 'japanisch'; for a woman from Japan, use 'die Japanerin'.
Meine neue Kollegin ist Japanerin und lebt seit zwei Jahren in Berlin.
My new colleague is Japanese and has lived in Berlin for two years.
Im Restaurant bestellt Sofia eine japanische Suppe.
At the restaurant, Sofia orders a Japanese soup.