| お |
| や | と |
|---|---|
| 雇 |
| い |
| が | い |
|---|---|
| 外 |
| こ | く |
|---|---|
| 国 |
| じ | ん |
|---|---|
| 人 |
noun
- hired foreigner, foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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お雇い外国人 | おやといがいこくじん | |||||||||||||||||
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御雇い外国人 | おやといがいこくじん | |||||||||||||||||
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御雇外国人 | おやといがいこくじん |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
employ, hire
やと.う コ (8th, N2)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
outside
ガイ そと はず.す (2nd, N5)
country
コク くに くな (2nd, N5)