noun
foreigner; person from a foreign country
A straightforward, slightly formal way to refer to a person from another country. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
異国の人が道を尋ねてきた。
A foreigner asked me for directions.
彼は異国の人と結婚した。
He married a person from a foreign country.
Casual, sometimes considered blunt or impolite. 異国の人 is more polite and descriptive.
Compound of 異国 (いこく, 'foreign country') + の (possessive particle) + 人 (ひと, 'person').