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Japanese symbol for “foreigners”

Romaji: gaikokuzei
(group of) foreigners; foreign contingent; foreign participants; foreign competitors

In Japanese, foreigners is , read (gaikokuzei).

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 (group of) foreigners; foreign contingent; foreign participants; foreign competitors; foreign players; foreign teams

Kanji and stroke order

outside
on: ガイ、ゲ
kun: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
forces, energy, military strength
on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいがい kaigaiforeign; abroad; overseas
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
いがい igaiexcluding; except (for); apart from
がいこう gaikoudiplomacy
いがい igaiunexpected; surprising; unanticipated
がいぶ gaibuoutside (e.g. of a building); exterior
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
しせい shiseiposture; pose; position

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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