外務(がいむ)

がいむ
noun
foreign affairs; external affairs
politics
1. foreign affairs; external affairs
foreign affairs; external affairs
外務(がいむ)大臣(だいじん)が会見(かいけん)した。
The foreign minister held a press conference.
外務省(がいむしょう)は渡航(とこう)注意(ちゅうい)を発表(はっぴょう)した。
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a travel advisory.
彼女(かのじょ)は長年(ながねん)外務(がいむ)の仕事(しごと)に携(たずさ)わってきた。
She has been involved in foreign affairs work for many years.

Refers to a nation's diplomatic and international relations work. Most commonly encountered in the compound 外務省(がいむしょう) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and 外務(がいむ)大臣(だいじん) (Minister of Foreign Affairs).

Common collocations

  • 外務省(がいむしょう): Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 外務(がいむ)大臣(だいじん): Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 外務(がいむ)官僚(かんりょう): foreign affairs bureaucrat
  • 外務(がいむ)職員(しょくいん): foreign affairs staff

Similar words

  • 外交(がいこう): diplomacy — focuses on the practice of diplomatic relations rather than the administrative domain
  • 内政(ないせい): domestic affairs — the counterpart to 外務(がいむ)

Related Words

Compare: 外交(がいこう) (diplomacy)
Compare: 内政(ないせい) (domestic affairs)
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