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haafu.

person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. person of half or mixed ethnic Japanese and other ancestries usually from outside Japan

    Japan · informal
  2. person of half or mixed heritage of multiple ethnic groups (in general)

    Japan · colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Japanese ハーフ (hāfu, “mixed-race (unspecified)”), from English half. Doublet of half.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.