渡来人: people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced Continental culture to the Japanese
渡来人 toraijin
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
縄文人と渡来人は、少しずつ混ざり合って、新しい暮らしを作っていきました。
The Jōmon people and the immigrants gradually mixed together and built a new way of life.
From the lesson 縄文時代の終わりと弥生時代
渡来人は、稲の種や道具、田んぼの作り方を日本に持って来たといわれています。
The immigrants are said to have brought rice seed, tools, and the way of making paddy fields to Japan.
From the lesson 稲作のはじまり
渡来人は、稲作、金属、新しい土器、機織りなどの技術を伝えたといわれています。
The immigrants are said to have brought skills such as rice farming, metalwork, new pottery, and weaving.
From the lesson 渡来人と弥生人
渡来人は、もとから住んでいた縄文人と、すぐに入れかわったわけではありません。
The immigrants did not replace the Jōmon people who had lived there all along right away.
From the lesson 渡来人と弥生人
縄文人と渡来人は、長い時間をかけて、混ざり合ったと考えられています。
The Jōmon people and the immigrants are thought to have mixed together over a long time.
From the lesson 渡来人と弥生人