gaijin

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 外人 (gaijin, “foreigner”), from Middle Chinese 外人 (ngwajH nyin). Compare Mandarin 外人 (wàirén), from Old Chinese 外人 (*ŋʷaːds njin, “foreigner, outsider” < “non-relative”), from 外 (wài, “outside, outer”) + 人 (rén, “person”). === Pronunciation === enPR: gīʹjĭnʹ IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪˌd͡ʒɪn/ === Noun === gaijin (plural gaijin or gaijins) (from the perspective of a Japanese person) A non-Japanese person. (Hawaii) A white person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === gaijin Rōmaji transcription of がいじん