gaijin
[ gahy-jeen; English gahy-jin ]
/ ˈgaɪ dʒin; English ˈgaɪ dʒɪn /
noun, plural gai·jin [gahy-jeen; English gahy-jin] /ˈgaɪ dʒin; English ˈgaɪ dʒɪn/. Japanese.
an outsider; foreigner.
Words nearby gaijin
gai,
gaia,
gaia hypothesis,
gaidhealtachd,
gaiety,
gaijin,
gaikwar,
gail,
gaillard,
gaillard cut,
gaillardia
British Dictionary definitions for gaijin
gaijin
/ (ɡaɪˈdʒɪn) /
noun
plural -jin
(in Japan) a foreigner
Word Origin for gaijin
C20: Japanese, a contraction of
gaikoku-jin, from
gaikoku foreign country +
jin person