外がい人じん
Meanings
Noun
Sensitive
1. foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin
2. outsider
orig. meaning
Kanji used
outside
person
Pitch accent
が
いじん
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Composed of
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
foreign cemetery (in Japan); cemetery for Westerners
nationals and foreigners
Examples (6 in total)
People shouldn't stare at foreigners.
He is used to talking to foreigners.
The foreigner comes from Scotland.
It is hard for foreigners to learn Japanese.
It is difficult for foreigners to get used to Japanese food.
He is in charge of entertaining the foreign guests.