Etymology

gaikokujin

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Today it means: A foreigner in or from the perspective of Japan Full definition →

Japanese 外国人
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from外国人
  2. Japanese · borrowed from外国人
  3. English todaygaikokujin

Borrowed from Japanese 外国人.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.