お雇い外国人

おやといがいこくじん

Also written 御雇い外国人, 御雇外国人

Meanings

1. Noun hired foreigner (i.e.: 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)

Kanji

• 雇 hire. Read as やとう.
• 外 outside. Read as ガイ.
• 国 country. Read as コク.
• 人 person. Read as ジン.

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