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gaijin.

A non-Japanese person.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡaɪˌd͡ʒɪn/

  1. A non-Japanese person.

  2. A white person.

    Hawaii
Where this word comes from

Borrowed 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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.