Gairai

JLPT N1

外来 (Gairai) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “foreign, imported, outpatient, outpatient care”.

Meanings

  1. adjectival noun, nounforeign; imported
  2. noun, adjectival nounoutpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic; outpatient ward

Examples

  • You seem to be prejudiced against ideas that come from foreign countries.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 外来

outsidecome

Related words

to come (spatially or temporally)to be able to dooutsideanother placeanother placeoutside ...to come along(distant) futureelseexcludingto bring (something)to be able (to)