GAIJIN | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Gaijin

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Japanese, contraction of gaikoku-jin, from gaikoku ‘foreign country’ + jin ‘person’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɡʌɪˈdʒɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(in Japan) a foreigner

Short Definition:

foreigner

Examples:
  • in Japan his pale eyes marked him as a gaijin
  • the sports dailies' vilification of the Tigers' gaijin manager

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