外がい人じん

noun

foreigner; non-Japanese person; gaijin

Commonly used for non-Japanese people, especially those of European ancestry. Can carry a nuance of otherness and is sometimes considered insensitive; 外国人 is a more neutral alternative.

See also: 外国人

• あの外がい人じんさんは日本にほん語ごがとても上手じょうずだ。

  That foreigner speaks Japanese very well.

• 観かん光こう地ちにはたくさんの外がい人じんがいた。

  There were many foreigners at the tourist spot.

noun

outsider

Archaic original meaning; now rarely used independently. Refers to someone outside a group or community.

• 昔むかしの村むらでは、よそから来きた人ひとを「外がい人じん」と呼よぶことがあった。

  In old villages, people from elsewhere were sometimes called 'gaijin' (outsiders).