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技能実習生 (ぎのうじっしゅうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

技ぎ能のう実じっ習しゅう生せい

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Meanings

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noun

technical intern trainee; foreign trainee on a technical intern training visa

Refers specifically to a foreign worker in Japan under the Technical Intern Training Program (技能実習制度). Often used in news and policy contexts.

技ぎ能のう実じっ習しゅう生せいの受うけ入いれが増ふえている。
The acceptance of technical intern trainees is increasing.
彼かれはベトナムから来きた技ぎ能のう実

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He is a technical intern trainee from Vietnam.

Kanji

技skill, art, craft
能ability, talent, skill
実reality, truth, seed
習learn
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

研けん修しゅう生せい
研修生 is a general term for a trainee, while 技能実習生 specifically refers to participants in Japan's Technical Intern Training Program.

Etymology

Compound of 技能 (technical skill), 実習 (practical training), and 生 (student/person). The term is closely tied to the Japanese government's Technical Intern Training Program.