(がいこくじん)

がいこくじん
noun
foreigner
1. foreigner, foreign person
A person from another country.
外国人(がいこくじん)友達(ともだち)いる
I have foreign friends.
この(まち)外国人(がいこくじん)(おお)
There are many foreigners in this town.
外国人(がいこくじん)観光客(かんこうきゃく)
Foreign tourists.
The number of foreigners living in Japan has increased.
I'm teaching Japanese to my foreign friends.

外国人(がいこくじん) is the standard, neutral term for a person from another country.

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Use 外国人(がいこくじん) in formal or polite situations. 外人(がいじん) is common in casual speech but some find it exclusionary.