Illustration: At the front desk of a small Japanese hotel, an overseas guest presents a United States passport, its recognizable eagle seal visible on the cover without lettering. A Japanese companion stands beside the guest, and the receptionist welcomes both with the same courteous smile.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

外がい人じん

gaijin

foreigner

Can sound exclusionary; 外国人 is more neutral. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

外人がいじんをじっと見みるべきではない。
People shouldn’t stare at foreigners.
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彼かれは外人がいじんと話はなすのになれている。
He is used to talking to foreigners.
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外人がいじんをからかうな。
Don’t make fun of foreigners.
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Kanji in 外人

外outsideOnガイ・ゲKunそと・ほか・はずす
人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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