How to say gaijin in Japanese

がいじんgaijinほかびとhokabitoobs.ガイジンGAIJIN

noun:

  • foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin がいじん - sensitive 邦人【ほうじん】
  • outsider - orig. meaning - archaism

Example Sentences

kareha度胸を据えてdokyouwosuete外人gaijinni話し掛けたhanashikaketa
He mustered up his courage to talk to a foreigner.
kareha外人gaijinto話すhanasuのにnoniなれているnareteiru
He is used to talking to foreigners.
karega外人gaijinkyakuno接待settainiあたっているatatteiru
He is in charge of entertaining the foreign guests.
博物館hakubutsukanno参観者sankanshanonakaniちらほらchirahora外人gaijinga見えたmieta
There was a sprinkling of foreigners among the visitors in the museum.
日本語nihongoha外人gaijinにとってnitotte覚えoboeにくいnikui
It is hard for foreigners to learn Japanese.

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