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三国人

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
こく > ごく
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
三國人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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An abbreviation for 第三国人 (daisangokujin). Literally "third country person", ie an individual from a third party country.

Noun

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(さん)(ごく)(じん) (sangokujin

  1. an individual with a foreign citizenship
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory) term for foreign nationals of ex-colonial countries who reside in Japan; refers in particular to those of Taiwanese and Korean descent

See also

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