外国人 (がいこくじん) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "foreigner" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

がいこくじん

外国人

N

FOREIGNER

がい外 • OUTSIDE

こく国 • COUNTRY

にん人 • PERSON

A person (人) from an outside (外) country (国) is a foreigner.

CONSTITUENT KANJI BREAKDOWN

Kanji Inside 外国人 (foreigner)

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Kanji 外 (Outside) mnemonic tile

Kanji 国 (Country) mnemonic tile

Kanji 人 (Person) mnemonic tile

MORE WORDS WITH 外 / 国 / 人

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以外 N

いがい

except, other than, with the exception of, other than

海外 N

かいがい

foreign, abroad, overseas, abroad, overseas

外交 N

がいこう

外 N

ほか

other place, the rest

外国 N

がいこく

foreign country

国 N

くに

全国 N

ぜんこく

country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national

国家 N

こっか

state, country, nation