外人

がいじん

foreigner

Also:outsider

What does 外人 mean?

外人 is a Japanese noun meaning foreigner in English. It can also be translated as outsider depending on context. It is written as 外人 in kanji, がいじん in hiragana, and gaijin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その外人はスコットランド出身だ。

The foreigner comes from Scotland.