gaijins
gaijins is the plural of gaijin.
Meaning of gaijin
Noun
gaijin (plural gaijin or gaijins)
- A non-Japanese person.
- The peculiar position of his group, according to Mr. Okimoto, is shown by the Japanese habit of referring to such persons as either nisei or nikkeijin —of Japanese descent—instead of calling them gaijin, that is, foreigners, or identifying them by nationality.1973 October 4, Robert Trumbull, “Offspring of Japanese Settlers in U.S. Find Japan Frustrating”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2022
- A white person.
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- Gaijins is the plural of gaijin.
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