渡来人

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
らい
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
渡來人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

渡来 (crossing into a country from overseas) +‎ (person)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(らい)(じん) (toraijin

  1. a foreigner who crossed the sea into another country; typically into Japan
  2. (history of Japan) foreigners who crossed the sea from China and Korea to Japan in between Kofun period (()(ふん)()(だい) (Kofun jidai)) and Nara period (()()()(だい) (Nara jidai))