Foreigner in Japanese 🇯🇵

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foreigner	がいじん

How to say “foreigner” in Japanese? “がいじん”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “がいじん” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on foreigner in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Japanese: がいじん
Romanized: Gaijin

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
1. Mnemonic: Think of "guy" (a foreigner) walking into an "inn" in Japan. "Guy-in" sounds like "gaijin."
2. Kanji Breakdown: 外 (がい, outside) + 人 (じん, person) = がいじん (outside person).

Explanations:
– Gaijin (がいじん) is a colloquial term for a foreigner or non-Japanese person. It is derived from the more formal 外国人 (がいこくじん, gaikokujin), which literally means "foreign country person."

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
1. 外国人 (がいこくじん, gaikokujin): More formal term for a foreigner.
2. 異人 (いじん, ijin): An old-fashioned term also meaning foreigner but less commonly used.

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
– While "gaijin" is commonly used to refer to all non-Japanese people, it can sometimes carry a negative or exclusionary connotation, depending on context and tone.

Examples of Sentences Using がいじん:
1. あのがいじんは日本語が上手です。
– Ano gaijin wa Nihongo ga jouzu desu.
– That foreigner is good at Japanese.

2. 東京はたくさんのがいじんが訪れる場所です。
– Toukyou wa takusan no gaijin ga otozureru basho desu.
– Tokyo is a place that many foreigners visit.

3. がいじんの友達ができました。
– Gaijin no tomodachi ga dekimaa.
– I made a foreign friend.

4. がいじんという言葉は時々失礼に聞こえます。
– Gaijin toiu kotoba wa tokidoki surei ni kikoemasu.
– The word "gaijin" sometimes sounds rude.

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