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:2025/12/22
外人
Hiragana
がいじん
Noun
obsolete
derogatory
sometimes
Hawaii
Japanese Meaning
日本において外国の国籍を持つ人。また、(しばしば差別的に)自国の社会から見て異質とされる人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほかのくにからきたひと。いわれるときずつくひともいることば。
Chinese (Simplified)
局外人;疏离或陌生的人(旧用) / 外国人(在日本语境中可带贬义) / 白人(夏威夷用法)
Sense(1)
(obsolete) outsider; an estranged, unfamiliar person
Sense(2)
(sometimes derogatory) foreigner, especially foreigner in Japan
Sense(3)
(Hawaii) A white person
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( romanization )
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( hiragana historical )
( hiragana )
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(obsolete) outsider; an estranged, unfamiliar person / (sometimes derogatory) foreigner, especially foreigner in Japan / (Hawaii) A white person
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外人
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He is treated as an outsider in this town.
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彼はこの町の外人として扱われている。
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