外国人(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)の友達(ともだち)がいる。
I have foreign friends.
この町(まち)には外国人(がいこくじん)が多(おお)い。
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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外国人(がいこくじん) is appropriate in any register, from casual talk to formal writing. 外人(がいじん) is the more casual alternative, but some find it exclusionary.