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gai·jin  (gjn, -jn)
n. pl. gaijin
A non-Japanese person.
[Japanese : gai, outside, foreign (from Middle Chinese wajh) + jin, person; see jinriksha.]
gaijin [gaɪˈdʒɪn]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) pl -jin (in Japan) a foreigner
[Japanese, a contraction of gaikoku-jin, from gaikoku foreign country + jin person]
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Similarly in the academic milieu gaikokujin kyoshi (foreign instructors) are marginalised and education is controlled by an intellectual cartel.
Japan's Intellectual Closed Shops: Cartels of the Mind by Lamont-Brown, Raymond / Contemporary Review
At a basic level organisations have been long established to protect the rights of gaikokujin (foreign workers) and inform them about their circumstances.
International citizenship: Japan's first steps by Lamont-Brown, Raymond / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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