Vocabulary

What does 外国 (がいこく, gaikoku) mean?

外国 (がいこく, gaikoku) means foreign country.

Quick facts
Readingがいこく
Romajigaikoku
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
がいこく
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongaikoku

foreign country

GenkiGenki 11
  1. 1noun · no-adjective foreign country

Example sentences

  • I like foreign movies.

  • I go abroad for summer vacation.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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