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外来

Reading

Kana: がいらい

Romaji: gairai

Kana

Romaji

Definitions

1

foreign; imported

2

outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic; outpatient ward

Note: abbreviation

See also: 外来患者

Kanji

外

Readings: ガイ、ゲ、そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と-

Meaning: outside

来

Readings: ライ、タイ、く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

Example Sentence

君(きみ)は外来(がいらい)思想(しそう)に偏見(へんけん)を抱(だ)いているようだ。

➥You seem to be prejudiced against ideas that come from foreign countries.

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