Definition of お雇い外国人 (おやといがいこくじん)
やとがいこくじん
お雇い外国人
おやといがいこくじん
oyatoigaikokujin
noun
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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
Other readings:
御雇い外国人【おやといがいこくじん】
、御雇外国人【おやといがいこくじん】
Related Kanji
| 雇 | employ, hire |
| 外 | outside |
| 国 | country |
| 人 | person |
| 御 | honorable, manipulate, govern |