Word Meaning よそ者

よそもの yosomono

よそ者 is read as よそもの (yosomono) and means stranger.

Meaning

English

  1. stranger
  2. outsider

Reading

Kana

よそもの

Romaji

yosomono

Writing Variants

  • 他所者 よそもの yosomono
  • 余所者 よそもの yosomono

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 153181 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

長者

ちょうじゃ

chief of a post town

業者

ぎょうしゃ

fellow trader

学者

がくしゃ

learned person

作者

さくしゃ

creator (of a work)

死者

ししゃ

dead person

後者

こうしゃ

the latter

前者

ぜんしゃ

the former

文学者

ぶんがくしゃ

writer

生者

せいしゃ

living person

医者

いしゃ

doctor

読者

どくしゃ

reader

悪者

わるもの

bad guy

Example Sentences

6

I'm a stranger here.

You're not from around here, are you?

Quit treating me like an outsider.

The villagers regarded the stranger as their enemy.

I'm not from around here, so I don't know this area well.

I know there are cool things to do in the city where I live, but because I'm not from here, I never know about them.