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拝外的 (haigaiteki) Japanese meaning: proforeign | Kotomora

拝はい外がい的てき

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Meanings

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proforeign; xenophilous

Describes a person, attitude, or policy that favors foreign countries, cultures, or people. Often used in political or social commentary.

彼かれの拝はい外がい的てきな考かんがえ方かたは、国こく際さい交こう流りゅうを推すい進しんする原

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His proforeign way of thinking is a driving force behind promoting international exchange.

その政せい策さくは拝はい外がい的てきだと批ひ判はんされた。

The policy was criticized as being xenophilous.

Kanji

拝worship, adore, pray to
外outside
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

排はい外がい的てき
排外的 means 'xenophobic' or 'exclusionary toward foreigners', the opposite of 拝外的.
親しん外がい的てき
親外的 is a more common synonym for 'proforeign', while 拝外的 is rarer and carries a slightly stronger nuance of reverence or admiration.

Built from

拝はい+外がい的てき

Etymology

Compound of 拝 (hai, 'worship, revere'), 外 (gai, 'outside, foreign'), and the adjectival suffix 的 (teki). The exact origin is uncertain; it may be a modern coinage modeled on 排外的 (haigaiteki, 'xenophobic') by replacing 排 (exclude) with 拝 (revere).