||extra= }}'s a Japanese word meaning "foreigner" or "non-Japanese". The word's composed of two kanji:, meaning "outside"; and, meaning "person". Thus, the word literally means "outside person." The word can refer to nationality, race, or ethnicity. Some modern commentators feel that the word's now primarily negative or derogatory in connotation and thus offensive. Other observers indicate that the word can also be used neutrally or even as a compliment. The term has become politically incorrec… (More on Gaijin)