#GAIJIN TRAINSLATION SERIES#

When British and Dutch adventurers such as William Adams arrived in Japan fifty years later in the early 17th century, they were usually known as kōmōjin ('red-haired people'), a term still used in Hokkien Chinese today. Historically, the Portuguese, the first Europeans to visit Japan, were known as nanbanjin (literally 'southern barbarians'). Here, gaijin also means an outsider/stranger or an unknown/unfamiliar person. The Noh play, Kurama tengu also has a dialog where a servant objects to the appearance of a traveling monk: 源平両家の童形たちのおのおのござ候ふに、かやうの外人は然るべからず候 A gaijin doesn't belong here, where children from the Genji and Heike families are playing. 1349) by Nijō Yoshimoto, where it is used to refer to a (Japanese) person who is a stranger, not a friend. Another early reference is in Renri Hishō (c. Here, gaijin is used to refer to outsiders and potential enemies.

It can be traced in writing back to Heike Monogatari, written early in the 13th century: 外人もなき所に兵具をとゝのへ Assembling arms where there are no gaijin The word gaijin is of ancient provenance and was initially not applied to foreigners. Alternatively, the honorific form gaikoku no kata ( 外国の方 ?, gentleman/gentlewoman of a foreign country) may be used, particularly by middle-aged women. The uncontroversial, if slightly formal, gaikokujin ( 外国人 ?, foreign-country person), is commonly used instead. One scholar suggests that the term has become politically incorrect and is avoided now by some Japanese television broadcasters. Other observers indicate that the word can also be used neutrally or positively. Some modern commentators feel that the word is now negative or pejorative in connotation and thus offensive. The word can refer to nationality, race, or ethnicity, but in Japanese these are generally conflated. There are similarly composed words to refer to foreign things, most fundamentally gaikoku ( 外国 ?, foreign country), but also to various other things such as the common words gaisha ( 外車 ?, foreign car), gaika ( 外貨 ?, foreign cash), and gaitame ( 外為 ?, foreign exchange). The word is composed of two kanji: gai ( 外 ?), meaning 'outside' and jin ( 人 ?), meaning 'person' – thus, the word technically means 'outsider'. Gaijin ( 外人 ?, ) is a Japanese word meaning 'non-Japanese', or 'alien'. For the James Clavell novel, see Gai-Jin (novel). This article is about a Japanese word for 'foreigner'. I will later release a more detailed schedule. To avoid fires, please make sure that such appliances are turned off before you leave the house. You may not have access to the internet, so stock up on batteries for the radio.įor people who are handicapped or disabled, or rely on other medical equipment, please check that your equipment has enough power and resources to last you at least three hours.Įlectrical appliances, such as irons and hairdryers, etc, should remain unplugged during this time unless essential. In case of earthquakes during blackouts, charge your mobile phones beforehand. If you are living in an apartment block, water tanks will not be refilled once they are empty during the blackouts, so prepare water in your bathtub and keep a bucket filled for flushing the toilet, and use less water.

Area names repeat as different blocks within each district have yet to be allotted more specific timesĪ kindly reader has posted the Tokyo schedule hereĦ.20am-10am & 4.50pm-8.30pm (these areas will receive blackouts at both times): Zushi Shi, Zama Shi, Yokosuka Shi, Ebina Shi, Kamakura-Shi, Ayase Shi, Fujisawa Shi, Hiratsuka Shi, Chigasaki Shi, Samukawa Machi, Sagamihara Shi, Atsugi Shiġ.50pm-5.30pm: Kawasaki Shi, Yokohama Shiġ5.20-7pm: Yokohama Shi, Kawasaki Shi, Sagamihara Shi, Kamakura Shi, Yokosuka Shi, Miura Shi, Hayama Machi, Zushi Shi, Yamato Shiĩ.20am-1pm & 6.20pm-10pm (these areas will receive blackouts at both times): Yokohama Shi Tsurumi-ku, Kohoku-ku, Minami-ku, Hodogaya-ku, Totsuka-ku, Kanagawa-ku, Seya-ku, Atsugi Shi, Ebina Shi, Zama Shi, Isehara Shi, Ooiso Machi, Tadano Shi, Chigasaki Shi, Samukawa Machi, Ninomiya Machi, Hiratsuka Shi, Nakai Machi, Yamato Shi, Sagamihara Shi, Kawasaki Shi Tama-ku, Takatsu-ku This schedule may alter according to changing requirements.

#GAIJIN TRAINSLATION SERIES#

AN UPDATE: AS YOU GUYS KNOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF BLACKOUTS, HERE IS THE TRANSLATION OF THAT NEWS AND THE TIME PERIOD PER ZONES.

Gaijin trainslation