Chinese

Noun

海外

1. overseas; abroad

Antonyms

• 海內／海内 (hǎinèi)

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 海外 ‎(xoj^X ngwaj^H, literally “sea + outside, beyond”). Compare modern Mandarin 海外 ‎(hǎiwài).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) か​いがい [káꜜìgàì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɡ̃a̠i]

Noun

海外 ‎(hiragana かいがい, romaji kaigai)

1. the area beyond the borders, overseas, foreign countries

Usage notes

As Japan is an island nation, all other countries are “beyond the sea”. This word is thus often used synonymously with 国際 ‎(kokusai, “international”).

Synonyms

• (international): 国際 (こくさい) ‎(kokusai)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Noun

海外 • ‎(hae-oe) ‎(hangeul 해외)

1. Hanja form^? of 해외, “overseas”.

Vietnamese

Noun

海外

1. Hán tự form of hải ngoại, “overseas”