Japanese symbol for “xenophobic”
排外的
はいがいてき
Romaji: haigaiteki
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
In Japanese, xenophobic is 排外的, read はいがいてき (haigaiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion; removal; elimination |
| 排水 | はいすい haisui | drainage; draining; pumping out (water) |
| 排出 | はいしゅつ haishutsu | discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2) |
| 排斥 | はいせき haiseki | rejection; expulsion; boycott |
| 排気 | はいき haiki | exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine) |
| 排他 | はいた haita | exclusion |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “xenophobic”.
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.