島外人
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 島 | 外 | 人 |
| しま Grade: 3 |
がい Grade: 2 |
じん Grade: 1 |
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 島 | 外 | 人 |
| とう Grade: 3 |
がい Grade: 2 |
じん Grade: 1 |
Etymology 1
[edit]Blend of 島人 (shimanchu, “islander, Okinawan”) + 外人 (gaijin, “foreigner”).
Noun
[edit]島外人 • (shimagaijin)
- (colloquial) island foreigner; A person who is not of Japanese descent but lives in Okinawa, Japan as a preference and who has adjusted to the customs of the Okinawan people and lifestyle.
Etymology 2
[edit]From 島外 (tōgai, “outside of island”) + 人 (jin, “man”).
Noun
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 島 read as しま
- Japanese terms spelled with 外 read as がい
- Japanese terms spelled with 人 read as じん
- Japanese terms spelled with 島 read as とう
- Japanese blends
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- Japanese colloquialisms
- Japanese compound terms