How to Use gaijin in a Sentence
gaijin
noun-
In Japan, a gaijin (foreigner) is on their own.
—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
-
Mercifully, the gaijin of it all isn’t used to poke fun at Japanese customs, or to raise an eyebrow at the country’s unorthodox solution to the social crisis at hand.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
-
It’s designed with Japanese quality standards, not for gaijin (or outsider) palates, to which many of the chain hotels in Kyoto are increasingly appealing.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
-
After seven years of living in Tokyo, sad-sack American expat Phillip Vandarploeug (Fraser) is still an outsider – or gaijin, as he’s called by the locals.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Nov. 2025
-
Western ‘gaijin’ are heading to Japan in record numbers lately – when the cherry blossoms bloomed this April, there were 43% more American tourists in the country than in April 2024.
—
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'gaijin.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
