Word details

外人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 外人.

Dictionary

Entry

外人いじんNounFreq #20771
1

Sensitive

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin

Examples
その外人はスコットランド出身だ。
The foreigner comes from Scotland.
2

Archaic; Orig. meaning

outsider

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

outside

5 strokesFrequency 81JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ガイ

Kun

そとほかはず.すはず.れると-

Nanori

ういふか

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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