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海外在留邦人 (かいがいざいりゅうほうじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい外がい在ざい留りゅう邦ほう人じん

Meanings

1

noun

Japanese living overseas; overseas Japanese residents

Formal term used in official, legal, or news contexts to refer to Japanese nationals residing abroad.

海かい外がい在ざい留りゅう邦ほう人じんの安あん全ぜん確かく保ほが重じゅう要ようだ。
Ensuring the safety of Japanese nationals overseas is important.
海かい外がい在ざい留りゅう邦ほう人じん向むけのサービスが拡かく充じゅうされた。
Services for Japanese residents abroad have been expanded.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
外outside
在exist, outskirts, suburbs
留

detain, fasten, halt

邦home country, country, Japan

人person

Similar words

在ざい外がい邦ほう人じん
Synonymous; 在外邦人 is slightly more common in everyday usage, while 海外在留邦人 sounds more formal and bureaucratic.
日にっ系けい人じん
Refers to people of Japanese descent, including those who are not Japanese nationals. 海外在留邦人 specifically refers to Japanese citizens living abroad.

Etymology

Compound of 海外 (overseas), 在留 (residing), and 邦人 (Japanese national). A straightforward modern bureaucratic term.