島外人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
島	外	人
しま Grade: 3	がい Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
島	外	人
とう Grade: 3	がい Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1

Etymology 1

Blend of 島人 (shimanchu, “islander, Okinawan”) +‎ 外人 (gaijin, “foreigner”).

Noun

島(しま)外(がい)人(じん) • (shimagaijin) 

1. (colloquial) island foreigner; A person who is not of Japanese descent but lives in Okinawa, Japan as a preference and who has adjusted to the customs of the Okinawan people and lifestyle.

Etymology 2

From 島外 (tōgai, “outside of island”) +‎ 人 (jin, “man”).

Noun

島(とう)外(がい)人(じん) • (tōgaijin) 

1. a stranger or visitor to the island