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How to say 'Overseas' in Japanese | 海外

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The Japanese word for Overseas is 'Kaigai', written as 海外 in Japanese.'Overseas' in hiragana is かいがい.

    word

    海外

    Meaning

    Overseas

    Reading

    かいがい

    kaigai

    Kanji

    海Sea 外Outside

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '海外 (かいがい)' means 'overseas'. It refers to foreign countries or regions outside of Japan. This term is commonly used in contexts related to travel, business, education, or cultural exchange. For example: I want to travel overseas「海外へ旅行したい」(かいがいへりょこうしたい). He works for an overseas company「彼は海外の会社で働いている」(かれはかいがいのかいしゃではたらいている). The word can also be used in phrases like '海外旅行 (かいがいりょこう)' (overseas travel) or '海外留学 (かいがいりゅうがく)' (studying abroad).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1399

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 海外

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    海

    Meaning

    Sea

  • kanji

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

Words Related to 海外 Through the Kanji 海

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 海 as well.

  • word

    海

    Meaning

    Sea

  • word

    海軍

    Meaning

    Navy

  • word

    海岸

    Meaning

    Coast

  • word

    海洋

    Meaning

    Ocean

  • word

    海流

    Meaning

    Current

  • word

    海水浴

    Meaning

    Sea bathing

  • word

    海上

    Meaning

    Sea

  • word

    海峡

    Meaning

    Strait

  • word

    航海

    Meaning

    Voyage

  • word

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

Words Related to 海外 Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

  • word

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国語

    Meaning

    Foreign language

  • word

    外国

    Meaning

    Foreign country

  • word

    外す

    Meaning

    Remove, Miss

  • word

    意外

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    外出

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    国外

    Meaning

    Abroad

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外交

    Meaning

    Diplomacy, Foreign relations

  • word

    案外

    Meaning

    Unexpectedly

  • word

    例外

    Meaning

    Exception

  • word

    外相

    Meaning

    Foreign minister

  • word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    外貨

    Meaning

    Foreign currency

  • word

    外れる

    Meaning

    Detach, Miss

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    外側

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外れ

    Meaning

    End, Miss

  • word

    郊外

    Meaning

    Suburbs

  • word

    町外れ

    Meaning

    Outskirts

  • word

    外務

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

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What does 'Kaigai' (海外) mean?

'Kaigai' means 'Overseas' .

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