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外国人 (がいこくじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
foreigner ; foreign national ; non-Japanese person
Neutral noun for a person from another country. In Japan-centered contexts it often means a non-Japanese person; in legal or administrative English, 'foreign national' or 'alien' may be used.
See also: 内国人
外がい 国こく 人じん 向む け の 案あん 内ない は 英えい 語ご で も 書か か れ て いる 。
The information for foreign nationals is also written in English.
Similar words 外がい 人じん Shorter word also meaning 'foreigner'; it can sound more casual or less formal than 外国人, and some people find it less neutral depending on context.
内ない 国こく 人じん Contrasting term meaning a citizen or person of one's own country; much less common in everyday speech.
外がい 国こく 籍せき Means 'foreign nationality/citizenship' and describes legal status rather than the person directly.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 外国, 'foreign country,' plus 人, 'person.' The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning.
