JLPT N1 · Noun

外来 (gairai)

外来 (がいらい, gairai) is a Japanese noun meaning “foreign; imported”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がいらい
Romaji: gairai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

foreign; imported · noun taking の, noun
outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic; outpatient ward · noun, noun taking の · abbreviation

Example sentences

君は外来思想に偏見を抱いているようだ。

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

Tatoeba #177387

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 外来

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

来

come, due, nextライ・タイ・く.る・きた.る · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 外来.

外そとoutside外ほかanother place外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner郊外こうがいsuburb以外いがいexcluding案外あんがいunexpectedly意外いがいunexpected海外かいがいforeign外交がいこうdiplomacy外出がいしゅつgoing out例外れいがいexception外すはずすto remove外れるはずれるto be disconnected

Source: JMdict entry 1204240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.