also: ざいおき
noun-modifying (irregular)
staying in Okinawa; resident in Okinawa; stationed in Okinawa
Prenominal modifier used in news or official contexts to describe people, organizations, or military personnel based in Okinawa.
在沖米軍基地の移設問題が議論されている。
The relocation of U.S. military bases stationed in Okinawa is being debated.
在沖の日本人住民の生活を調査した。
They surveyed the lives of Japanese residents living in Okinawa.
Compound of 在 (ざい, 'located in') and 沖 (short for 沖縄, Okinawa). The reading ざいちゅう follows the on'yomi of 沖 (ちゅう), while ざいおき uses the kun'yomi おき.