Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 外人(がいじん) in Japanese

外人
Kana Reading
がいじん
Romaji
gaijin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    foreigner
    Example sentence
    度胸を据えて外人話し掛けた He mustered up his courage to talk to a foreigner.

Examples of 外人, がいじん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

outside

On'Yomi: ガイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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