Definition: 意味
foreign country
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 外国 【がいこく】(gaikoku)
Meaning: foreign country.
Type: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
外国 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
外国に行く。
がいこくにいく。
gaikoku ni iku.
To go abroad (overseas).
Example #2
これは外国の新聞です。
これはがいこくのしんぶんです。
kore wa gaikoku no shinbun desu.
This is a a newspaper of a foreign country.
Example #3
私は外国に住んだことがあります。
わたしはがいこくにすんだことがあります。
watashi wa gaikoku ni sunda koto ga arimasu.
I have lived abroad before.
Example #4
彼は外国に長年住んでいた。
かれはがいこくにながねんすんでいた。
kare wa gaikoku ni naganen sundeita.
He lived abroad for many years.
Example #5
私は外国語は苦手だ。
わたしはがいこくごはにがてだ。
watashi wa gaikokugo wa nigate da.
I am not good at foreign languages.
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