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Japanese symbol for “outsourcing”

Romaji: gaichuu
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier

In Japanese, outsourcing is , read (gaichuu).

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, vs, vt outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier

Written forms: . Readings: .

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
pour, irrigate, shed (tears)
on: チュウ
kun: そそ.ぐ、さ.す、つ.ぐ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “outsourcing”

WordReadingMeaning
ぎょうむいたく gyoumuitakuoutsourcing; subcontracting
がいぶいたく gaibuitakuoutsourcing
がいせいか gaiseikaoutsourcing
アウトソース autosoosuoutsourcing
アウトソーシング autosooshinguout-sourcing; outsourcing

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
ちゅうい chuuiattention; notice; heed
ちゅうもく chuumokunotice; attention; observation

See also: Chinese symbol for “outsourcing”.

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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