Word details
お雇い外国人
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お雇い外国人.
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Entry
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hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
雇
employ, hire
12 strokesFrequency 975JLPT N2Grade 8
On
コ
Kun
やと.う
外
outside
5 strokesFrequency 81JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ガイゲ
Kun
そとほかはず.すはず.れると-
Nanori
ういけふか
国
country
8 strokesFrequency 3JLPT N4Grade 2
On
コク
Kun
くに
Nanori
くなこ
人
person
2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジンニン
Kun
ひと-り-と
Nanori
じとねひこふみ
御
honorable, manipulate, govern
12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ギョゴ
Kun
おん-お-み-
Nanori
う
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