Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 住す む 外がい 国こく 人じん a foreigner living in <place>
The number of foreigners living in Japan is increasing.
外がい 国こく 人じん と 結けっ 婚こん する to marry a foreigner
外がい 国こく 人じん を 歓かん 迎げい する to welcome foreigners
This hotel welcomes foreign guests.
外がい 国こく 人じん が 増ふ える for the number of foreigners to increase
In recent years, the number of foreign tourists has been increasing.
Related words 外国人 is the neutral, standard word for a foreigner, while 外人 is a shorter, more casual term that some speakers avoid as less polite or slightly outdated.
外国人 is the general word for any foreigner, whereas 西洋人 specifically denotes someone from a Western country.
Opposites· 6 外国人 refers to a person from another country, while 内国人 refers to a citizen or national of one's own country, though 内国人 is rare in everyday speech.
日本人 refers to a Japanese national or person of Japanese identity, while 外国人 refers to a non-Japanese, foreign person; the two are commonly contrasted.
外国人 means 'foreigner', the direct opposite of 邦人 which specifically denotes a Japanese national.
Show 3 more Show fewer 外国人 means a foreigner or non-national, the direct opposite of 国民 , which means a citizen or national of the country in question.
外国人 means a foreigner from another country, the opposite of 国人 's sense of a native or indigenous inhabitant of one's own land.
外国人 (foreigner) contrasts with 市民 in the sense of someone holding citizenship of a country.
Word family· 21 foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
foreign residents
for foreigners; aimed at foreigners
xenophobia
foreign school; school for foreigners; international school
Show 5 more Show fewer xenophobia; exclusion of foreigners
alien registration; registration of foreigners
foreign correspondent
foreign athlete; foreign player
foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government during the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods
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Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 外国 , 'foreign country,' plus 人 , 'person.' The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning.
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