基地外

Japanese

Kanji in this term
基	地	外
き Grade: 5	ち Grade: 2	がい Grade: 2
kan'on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲit͡ɕiɡa̠i]

Etymology 1

Noun

基(き)地(ち)外(がい) • (kichigai) 

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 基地,‎ 外.
   • 2020 June 4, “在日米海兵隊、警戒レベルを引き下げ 基地外の小売店利用可能に”, in Ryūkyū Shimpō‎^[1]:

     対(たい)象(しょう)者(しゃ)は社(しゃ)会(かい)的(てき)距(きょ)離(り)を保(たも)ち、マスクを着(ちゃく)用(よう)した上(うえ)で基(き)地(ち)外(がい)の小(こ)売(うり)店(てん)の利(り)用(よう)が可(か)能(のう)となるほか、基(き)地(ち)外(がい)飲(いん)食(しょく)店(てん)の屋(おく)外(がい)席(せき)で飲(いん)食(しょく)できるようになる。

     Taishōsha wa shakai-teki kyori o tamochi, masuku o chakuyō shita ue de kichigai no kōriten no riyō ga kanō to naru hoka, kichigai inshokuten no okugai-seki de inshoku dekiru yō ni naru.

     With keeping social distance and wearing face-mask, the subjects will be able to use off-base shop as well as to have a meal at open-air seats of off-base restaurants.

Usage notes

Since the term 基(き)地(ち)外(がい) (kichigai) is same reading with 気違い which means insanity or lunatic in English, some claim that it is preferred to use 基(き)地(ち)の外(そと) (kichi no soto) instead of it.

Etymology 2

Noun

基(き)地(ち)外(がい) • (kichigai) 

1. (Internet slang) Eye dialect spelling of 気違い.
   • 2020 March 17, “基地外の多い都道府県と言えば”, in 5channel‎^[2]:

     富(と)山(やま)の基(き)地(ち)外(がい)が爆(ばく)サイと５(ご)ちゃんねるを荒(あ)らしているな

     Toyama no kichigai ga Bakusai to Gochanneru o arashite iru na

     Crazy person in Toyama is trolling Bakusai and 5channel