人じん外がい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

uninhabited area; remote place

Only with reading じんがい

Refers to a place far from human habitation, often with a literary or old-fashioned feel. Reading restricted to じんがい.

• その山やま奥おくは人じん外がいの地ちと呼よばれていた。

  That deep mountain area was called an uninhabited land.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

inhuman act; inhuman person

Describes behavior or a person that is cruel, heartless, or beyond normal human decency. Can be used for both the act and the person. Both readings possible, but じんがい is more common.

• 彼かれのしたことは人じん外がいの所しょ業ぎょうだ。

  What he did is an inhuman act.

• あんな人じん外がいにはなりたくない。

  I don't want to become such an inhuman person.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

nonhuman being; sentient nonhuman

Only with reading じんがい

Slang term, often used in fantasy or otaku contexts for sentient nonhuman creatures like monsters, demons, or anthropomorphic animals. Reading restricted to じんがい.

• このゲームには人じん外がいのキャラクターがたくさん登とう場じょうする。

  Many nonhuman characters appear in this game.