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外国投資家 (がいこくとうしか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

外がい国こく投とう資し家か

Meanings

1

noun

foreign investor

Refers to an individual or institutional investor from outside Japan. Common in financial and economic contexts.

外がい国こく投とう資し家かが日本にほん株かぶを買かい越こした。
Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks.
この規き制せいは外がい国こく投とう資し家かの参さん入にゅうを制せい限げんしている。
This regulation restricts the entry of foreign investors.

Kanji

外outside
国country
投throw, discard, abandon
資

assets, resources, capital

家house, home, family

Similar words

外がい国こく人じん投とう資し家か
Synonymous; 外国人投資家 explicitly says 'foreign national investor', while 外国投資家 is slightly more common in economic reporting.
海かい外がい投とう資し家か
Often interchangeable, but 海外投資家 emphasizes 'overseas' location, while 外国投資家 emphasizes 'foreign' nationality.

Etymology

Compound of 外国 (foreign country) + 投資家 (investor).