Definition of gaijin

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gai·jin    (gjn, -jn) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. gaijin

A non-Japanese person.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Japanese : gai, outside, foreign (from Middle Chinese wajh) + jin, person ; see jinriksha

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