異人 | Japanese meaning

異人【いじん】

Frequency rank: 25,728. – 25,901.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry)
different person

Forms

異人【いじん】Frequency rank: 25,728. – 25,901.
いじん

Generated definitions (experimental)

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry)

This meaning refers specifically to someone who is not from Japan and is often used to denote people of European descent, though it can also apply more broadly to non-Japanese individuals.

、。

He is a foreigner, so he doesn't know much about Japanese culture.

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Japanese fashion changed under the influence of foreigners.

different person

In this context, the term is used to describe someone who is different or unusual compared to the norm, often implying a sense of uniqueness or distinction.

、よう。

He is a different person and always comes up with surprising ideas.

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To understand the thinking of a different person, it is necessary to respect his perspective.

Generated collocations (experimental)

interaction with foreignersto accept foreignersperspective of a foreignerrelationship with foreignersculture of foreignersopinion of a foreignerto respect foreignersto treat as a foreignerinfluence of foreignersto understand foreigners

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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