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    3. お雇い外国人

    お雇い外国人

    お​雇やとい​外がい国こく人じん

    hired foreigner

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab32 strokes

    御雇い外国人御雇外国人

    おやといがいこくじん

    Noun

    1.
    hired foreigner, foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    雇
    やと.う…(1)
    employ・hire
    Kanji
    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    Kanji
    国
    くに…(3)
    country
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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