JLPT N5 · People

外国人

がいこくじん

foreigner

Stroke order of 外国人

3 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

外 · 5 strokes 国 · 8 strokes 人 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

外 is an evening moon 夕 outside a divining mark 卜; 国 is a jade 玉 in a border 囗.

Parts: 外 outside + 国 country + 人 person

The characters in 外国人

外そと — outside (5 strokes)
国くに — country (8 strokes)
人ひと — person (2 strokes)

Example sentence

外国人の友だちがいます。

がいこくじんのともだちがいます。

I have a foreign friend.

Words with 外

外outside 外国語foreign language 外国旅行trip abroad 外食eating out 郊外suburbs 海外overseas 外国foreign country 外科surgery (department)外側outside 外交diplomacy 例外exception 外すto remove; to undo 外れるto come off; to miss 意外unexpected 案外unexpectedly

Words with 国

国country 外国語foreign language 中国語Chinese (language)外国旅行trip abroad 中国China 帰国returning to one's country 外国foreign country 国民citizens; nation 国際international 全国nationwide 国内domestic 入国entering a country 国会parliament; Diet 国家state; nation 国籍nationality 国際化internationalization 各国each country 先進国developed country

Words with 人

一人one person; alone 二人two people 三人three people 四人four people 何人how many people 人person 日本人Japanese person 一人っ子only child 大人adult 男の人man 女の人woman 友人friend 人口population 主人husband; owner 人形doll 恋人sweetheart 人生life 犯人criminal; culprit

More words: People

大人adult 男の子boy 女の子girl 男の人man 女の人woman 友人friend 皆さんeveryone 方person (polite)大学生university student 留学生international student 小学生elementary school student 中学生junior high school student 高校生high school student

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