How to say 'Foreign' in Japanese | 外来

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The Japanese word for Foreign is 'Gairai', written as 外来 in Japanese.'Foreign' in hiragana is がいらい.

word

外来

Meaning

Foreign

Reading

がいらい

gairai

Kanji

外Outside 来Come

Explanation

The Japanese noun '外来 (がいらい)' primarily means 'foreign' or 'from outside'. It is often used in contexts related to things or concepts that originate from outside Japan or a specific system. For example, it is commonly used in medical contexts to refer to 'outpatient care' or 'external patients', as in '外来患者 (がいらいかんじゃ)' (outpatient). Another example is '外来語 (がいらいご)', which refers to 'loanwords' or words borrowed from foreign languages. Example sentences: This hospital has an outpatient department「この病院には外来がある」(このびょういんにはがいらいがある). Loanwords are common in Japanese「日本語には外来語が多い」(にほんごにはがいらいごがおおい).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6582

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 外来

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

外

Meaning

Outside

kanji

来

Meaning

Come

Words Related to 外来 Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

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外

Meaning

Outside

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以外

Meaning

Except

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外人

Meaning

Foreigner

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外国人

Meaning

Foreigner

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外国語

Meaning

Foreign language

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外国

Meaning

Foreign country

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海外

Meaning

Overseas

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外す

Meaning

Remove, Miss

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意外

Meaning

Unexpected

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外出

Meaning

Outing

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外食

Meaning

Eating out

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外来語

Meaning

Loanword

word

国外

Meaning

Abroad

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外部

Meaning

Outside

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外交

Meaning

Diplomacy, Foreign relations

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案外

Meaning

Unexpectedly

word

例外

Meaning

Exception

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外相

Meaning

Foreign minister

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外観

Meaning

Appearance

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外貨

Meaning

Foreign currency

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外れる

Meaning

Detach, Miss

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外務省

Meaning

Foreign affairs

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外科

Meaning

Surgery

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外側

Meaning

Outside

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外れ

Meaning

End, Miss

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郊外

Meaning

Suburbs

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町外れ

Meaning

Outskirts

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外務

Meaning

Foreign affairs

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内外

Meaning

Inside outside, Domestic foreign

Words Related to 外来 Through the Kanji 来

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 来 as well.

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来る

Meaning

Come

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出来る

Meaning

Can, Be made

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来月

Meaning

Next month

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来週

Meaning

Next week

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持って来る

Meaning

Bring

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将来

Meaning

Future

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以来

Meaning

Since

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連れて来る

Meaning

Bring

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従来

Meaning

Tradition

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再来年

Meaning

Year after next

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再来月

Meaning

Month after next

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再来週

Meaning

Week after next

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未来

Meaning

Future

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行き来

Meaning

Coming and going

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元来

Meaning

Originally

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出来事

Meaning

Event

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外来語

Meaning

Loanword

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出来上がる

Meaning

Complete

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由来

Meaning

Origin

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やって来る

Meaning

Come

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来日

Meaning

Arrival

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出来上がり

Meaning

Completion

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出来るだけ

Meaning

As much as possible

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本来

Meaning

Originally

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来年

Meaning

Next year

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来

Meaning

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如来

Meaning

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