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お雇い外国人
御雇い外国人
御雇外国人
Readings

oyatoigaikokujin
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
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

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Kanjis
ON: KUN: やと.う
employ, hire

Stroke: 12 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-1-11 FC: 3021.1


ON: ガイ, ゲ KUN: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-
outside

Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 1-3-2 FC: 2320.0


ON: コク KUN: くに
country

Stroke: 8 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 3-3-5 FC: 6010.0


ON: ジン, ニン KUN: ひと, -り, -と
person

Stroke: 2 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-2-4 FC: 8000.0


ON: ギョ, ゴ KUN: おん-, お-, み-
honorable, manipulate, govern

Stroke: 12 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-9 FC: 2722.2