三国人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	国	人
さん Grade: 1	こく > ごく Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
三國人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

An abbreviation for 第三国人 (daisangokujin). Literally "third country person", ie an individual from a third party country.

Noun

三(さん)国(ごく)人(じん) • (sangokujin) 

1. an individual with a foreign citizenship
2. (offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory) term for foreign nationals of ex-colonial countries who reside in Japan; refers in particular to those of Taiwanese and Korean descent

See also

• 第三国人 (daisangokujin)
• 外国人 (gaikokujin)
• 外人 (gaijin)