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jmdict 1203650 Active (id: 1100656)
外国人 [ichi1,news1,nf01]
【 がいこくじん [ichi1,news1,nf01] 】
1. [n]
▶ foreigner
▶ foreign citizen
▶ foreign national
▶ alien
▶ non-Japanese
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2722120 内国人 1. national; citizen; native
  ⇐ see: 1203850 外人【がいじん】 1. foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin



History:
2. A 2012-06-12 06:01:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
To me they mean the same.
1. A* 2012-06-09 09:09:53  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
koj, daij, gg5
  Comments: 
perhaps two senses to distinguish 'non-Japanese' from 'alien'.  gg5 has one, daijr, koj have two
  Diff: 
@@ -18,0 +18,1 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2722120">内国人</xref>
@@ -19,0 +20,4 @@
+<gloss>foreign citizen</gloss>
+<gloss>foreign national</gloss>
+<gloss>alien</gloss>
+<gloss>non-Japanese</gloss>

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