メキシコ人
Mekishikojin[me̞kʲi̥ɕi̥ko̞ʑĩɴ]
The Japanese word for "mexican" (referring to a person from Mexico or of Mexican descent) is メキシコ人 (Mekishikojin).
Meaning: person from Mexico or of Mexican descent (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form メキシコ人 is used for both singular and plural contexts, as Japanese nouns do not typically change for number.
How do you pronounce it?
Mekishikojin
Did you know?
- When addressing a Mexican person directly, using メキシコ人 can sometimes feel overly blunt or clinical, as it literally labels them by their nationality rather than using a more natural conversational tone.
- While メキシコ人 refers to a person, the character 人 can be read as jin when used as a suffix for nationality but is read as hito when it means 'person' in a general sense.
- Japanese uses the katakana script for メキシコ because it is a foreign loanword, but uses the kanji 人 for 'person', mixing two different writing systems in one word.
Examples in context
- 「君は日本人だと思ってた」「違うよ、僕はメキシコ人さ」"I thought you were Japanese." "No, I'm a Mexican."This sentence shows how to use メキシコ人 when correcting someone's assumption about your nationality.Tatoeba #9453624 by small_snow, translation #9453612 by nonong
- メキシコ人はとても親切です。Mexicans are very kind.
- 彼はメキシコ人です。Kare wa Mekishiko-jin desu.He is Mexican.
- あのメキシコ人はとても親切です。Ano Mekishiko-jin wa totemo shinsetsu desu.That Mexican person is very kind.
Example conversation
Hiroto and Yui are talking about their new classmate.
- 大翔 Hiroto新しいクラスメートはメキシコ人だよ。Atarashii kurasumeeto wa mekishiko-jin da yo.The new classmate is Mexican.
- 結衣 Yuiへえ、そうなんだ！Hee, sou nanda!Oh, really!
- 大翔 Hirotoスペイン語がとても上手なんだ。Supeingo ga totemo jouzu nanda.His Spanish is very good.
- 結衣 Yuiそれは当然だよね。Sore wa touzen da yo ne.That makes sense.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mexican” translations and entries メキシコ人, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
