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Japanese symbol for “expatriate”

Romaji: genchichuuzaiin
employee resident at an overseas work location; expatriate

In Japanese, expatriate is , read (genchichuuzaiin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n employee resident at an overseas work location; expatriate

Kanji and stroke order

present, existing, actual
on: ゲン
kun: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
stop-over, reside in, resident
on: チュウ
15 strokes · JLPT 2
exist, outskirts, suburbs
on: ザイ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 2
employee, member, number
on: イン
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “expatriate”

WordReadingMeaning
いきょうじん ikyoujinforeigner; expatriate
こくがいちゅうざい kokugaichuuzaioverseas posting; expatriate (employee); expat

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now
あらわれ arawareembodiment; manifestation; materialization
げんじつ genjitsureality; actuality; hard fact
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
げんば genbaactual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
げんだい gendaipresent age; present day; contemporary
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちゅうしゃ chuushaparking (a vehicle)
そんざい sonzaiexistence; being; presence
ぜんいん zen'inall members; all hands; everyone

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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