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JLPT N5 Beginner

外人

A casual, often blunt term for a foreigner or outsider.

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外国人 gaikokujin, the neutral/polite alternative
Noun

Foreigner

A colloquial and often blunt term used to refer to a non-Japanese person.

Example

あの レストラン は 外人 が 多い です ね 。

That restaurant has a lot of foreigners, doesn't it?

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外人
がいじん
A casual, often blunt term for a foreigner or outsider.
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