by the older people in the Cantonese-speaking world to call Japanese men. In Korean Jjokbari () – translates as "a person with cloven hoof-like feet". This term is the most frequently used and strongest ethnic slur used by Koreans to refer to Japanese. Refers to the traditional Japanese footwear of geta or tabi, both of which feature a gap between the thumb toe and the other four toes. The term compares Japanese to pigs. The term is also used by ethnic Koreans in Japan. Seom-nara won-sung-i () – literally "island country monkey", more often translated as simply "island monkey". Common derogatory term comparing Japanese to the Japanese macaque native to Japan. Wae-in () – translates as "small Japanese person", although used with strong derogatory connotations. The term refers to the ancient name of Yamato Japan, Wae, on the basis of the stereotype that Japanese people were small (see Wa). Wae-nom () – translates as "small Japanese bastard". It is used more frequently by older Korean generations, derived from the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598). Wae-gu () – originally referred to Japanese pirates, who frequently invaded Korea. The word is today used to refer to all Japanese people in an extremely negative context. In Filipino Sakang is a Filipino insult meaning bow-legged, mainly directed towards Japanese people. In Portuguese Japa is a derogatory term used in Brazil to refer to Japanese immigrants and their descendants, analogous to English Jap. Other Corona – There have been strong indications that the word "corona", from the coronavirus, has become a relatively common slur toward Japanese people in several Arabic-speaking countries, with the Japanese embassy in Egypt acknowledging that "corona" had become one of the most common slurs at least in that country, as well as incidents against Japanese aid workers in Palestine involving the slur. In Jordan, Japanese people were chased by locals yelling "corona". Outside of the Arabic-speaking world, France has also emerged as a notable country where use of the slur toward Japanese has become common, with targets of the slur ranging from Japanese study tours to Japanese restaurants and Japanese actresses working for French companies such as Louis Vuitton. See also 2012 China anti-Japanese demonstrations Internment of Japanese Americans Internment of Japanese Canadians Tanaka Memorial Japanese war crimes China–Japan relations Japan–Korea disputes Anti-Chinese sentiment Anti-Korean sentiment Anti-Vietnamese sentiment Anti-Japanese propaganda Japan–United States relations Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States John P.