Foreigner - Ikokujin

Japanese: 異国人 - いこくじん

〘Noun〙① Foreigner. A person from another country. A foreigner. Ikokumono (a person who lives abroad). Ikokubito. ※Kusatsuhonhobutsushu (around 1179) vol. 2 "Yama no Harunaga ga Ikokujin chiuseshi" ② A person who is different from the norm. A strange person. A foreigner. ※Soga Monogatari (around the Northern and Southern Courts) vol. 6 "We are sorry for the excessive refusal of foreigners, but we are sorry for the strange body." [Etymology] During the Edo period, it was used to express "foreigners," but from the time of the opening of the country, it was rapidly replaced by the term "foreigner" in official documents. Among the common people, "foreigner" was more commonly used.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 外国人。他国の人。異人。いこくもの。いこくびと。※九冊本宝物集（1179頃）二「山の春永が異国人をちうせし」② 普通とちがう人。変人。異人。※曾我物語（南北朝頃）六「あまりの辞退はいこくじん、異体は御免候へ」[語誌]江戸時代には「外国の人」を表わす語として用いられたが、開国の頃から公文書などでは「外国人」という呼称と急速に交替する。庶民の間では、「異人」の方が多く使われた。

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