米英
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 米 | 英 |
| べい Grade: 2 | えい Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From 米 rice, which is the second character in and often serves as an abbreviation for 亜米利加 America/American (compare 米国 and 米国人) + 英 Britain/British (compare 英語, 英国, and 英和).
Noun
米英 (hiragana べいえい, rōmaji beiei)
- America and Britain
- American-British
- (obsolete) Americans and Britons