Word Meaning お雇い外国人
おやといがいこくじん
oyatoigaikokujin
お雇い外国人 is read as おやといがいこくじん (oyatoigaikokujin) and means hired foreigner.
Meaning
English
- hired foreigner
- foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
Reading
Kana
おやといがいこくじん
Romaji
oyatoigaikokujin
Writing Variants
- 御雇い外国人 おやといがいこくじん oyatoigaikokujin
- 御雇外国人 おやといがいこくじん oyatoigaikokujin
Stroke Sequence
6 Characters • 32 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12中国人民対外友好協会
ちゅうごくじんみんたいがいゆうこうきょうかい
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
国人
こくじん
daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)