JLPT N5 · Noun

外国 (gaikoku)

外国 (がいこく, gaikoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “foreign country”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がいこく
Romaji: gaikoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

foreign country · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

あなたは外国の本を持っていますか。

Do you have any foreign books?

Tatoeba #232163

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

Kanji in 外国

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

国

countryコク・くに · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 外国.

外そとoutside外ほかanother place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外がいoutside ...

Source: JMdict entry 1203620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.