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foreign nationality; foreign citizenship
The legal status of holding citizenship in a country other than the one being discussed, typically Japan.
外国籍の住民が増えている。
The number of residents with foreign nationality is increasing.
外国籍の方でも口座を開けます。
Even people with foreign nationality can open an account.
この市では外国籍の子供にも日本語教育の支援を行っている。
This city provides Japanese language education support to children with foreign nationality as well.
A compound of 外国 (foreign country) and 籍 (register, nationality). This is the standard administrative and media term for describing people who hold citizenship of another country. It is used in government documents, news reports, and official contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 外国籍の住民: residents of foreign nationality
- 外国籍の労働者: workers of foreign nationality
- 外国籍を持つ: to hold foreign nationality
- 外国籍の子供: children with foreign nationality
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 外国人: foreigner — refers to the person, while 外国籍 refers to the legal status
- 国籍: nationality; citizenship — the general term without specifying foreign
- 二重国籍: dual nationality — holding citizenship in two countries