Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaikokujin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gaikoku-jin
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foreigner in or from the perspective of Japan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 外国人.

Inflected Forms

gaikokujins (plural)

Questions

What does gaikokujin mean?
A foreigner in or from the perspective of Japan
Where does gaikokujin come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 外国人.

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