Definition of "gaijin" []

• A non-Japanese person. (noun)

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• "Many people who stayed in Japan criticized foreigners who left, referring to us as "flyjin" -- a spoof on the term "gaijin", which means "foreigner" in Japanese."
• "Recently there's been some discussion on various blogs about how bad the term gaijin really is, and weather we should be trying to stop its use."
• "Well, for those who missed the "Shogun" miniseries, being called a gaijin is not a good thing."