よそ者もの

also: よそもん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

stranger; outsider

Refers to someone from outside a community, group, or region; often carries a nuance of not belonging.

村むらでは、よそ者ものはすぐにわかる。
In the village, strangers are quickly noticed.
彼かれはこの町まちではよそ者もの扱あつかいだ。
He is treated as an outsider in this town.

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Kanji

者someone, person
他other, another, the others
所place, extent
余too much, myself, surplus

Related words

他た人にん
他人 means 'another person' or 'stranger' in a general sense, while よそ者 specifically emphasizes being from outside a particular group or community.
部ぶ外がい者しゃ
部外者 is a more formal term for 'outsider' or 'unauthorized person', often used in official contexts, whereas よそ者 is more colloquial and carries a stronger sense of not belonging.

Opposites

生はえ抜ぬき
他所者 means someone from elsewhere with no local roots, the opposite of a 生え抜き who was born and raised in the place.

Written forms

よそ者ものUsage63%
Standard kanji spelling.
他所よそ者ものUsage14%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
余所者よそものUsage9%
Alternate kanji spelling.
よそものUsage8%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
ヨソモノUsage3%
よそもんUsage2%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form; not a standard reading.

Etymology

Compound of よそ (elsewhere, another place) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to refer to outsiders.