gaijin
гайдзин
A non-Japanese personA non-Japanese person.
/ˈɡaɪˌd͡ʒɪn/
» Not all of them are gaijin hunters.
Meaning
2 sensesA non-Japanese person.
га́йдзинgájdzin
(Hawaii)A white person.
Examples
2 sentencesNot all of them are gaijin hunters.
Tom is a gaijin.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(Japan) a non-Japanese person:
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 外人 (gaijin, “foreigner”), from Middle Chinese 外人 (ngwajᴴ nyin). ComBorrowed from Japanese 外人 (gaijin, “foreigner”), from Middle Chinese 外人 (ngwajᴴ nyin). Compare Mandarin 外人 (wàirén), from Old Chinese 外人 (*ŋʷaːds njin, “foreigner, outsider” < “non-relative”), from 外 (wài, “outside, outer”) + 人 (rén, “person”).
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Forms
plural: gaijin / gaijinsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedgaijin card
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular