ガイコクジン
Meanings
Noun
1. foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
So, are you a foreigner?
Pitch accent
ガ
イコク
ジン
Composed of
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local lords and samurai
Composed of
foreign country
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
foreign (exchange) student; international student
(intended) for foreigners; aimed at foreigners
foreign athlete; foreign player
foreign correspondent
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
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
foreign correspondents' club
xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
foreign school; school for foreigners; international school
alien registration; registration of foreigners
foreign TV or radio personality (in Japan)
alien registration card; foreigner registration card
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
foreign stock ownership ratio; foreign stockholding ratio
foreign trainee system; technical intern training program
foreign tourists to Japan
foreigner complex; (supposed) Japanese feeling of inferiority towards foreigners (particularly Westerners)
Examples (67 in total)
So, are you a foreigner?
She is married to a foreigner.
We aren't foreigners.