noun
immigrants from China and Korea in ancient Japan
Historical term referring to people who migrated from the continent to Japan during the Kofun and Asuka periods (roughly 4th–7th centuries), bringing advanced culture, technology, and political systems.
渡来人は漢字や仏教を日本に伝えたとされる。
It is said that the toraijin introduced kanji and Buddhism to Japan.
古墳時代の渡来人
The toraijin of the Kofun period were also skilled in civil engineering.