海外
かいがい
hepburn kaigai
overseas, abroad
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 来年、海外へ留学したいです。I want to study abroad next year.
- 海外のニュースにも関心があります。I am also interested in overseas news.
Collocations
海外旅行海外へ行く海外で働く海外のニュース海外生活
Mnemonic
海外 kaigai — 海 (sea) + 外 (outside). Literally "beyond the sea" — for island-nation Japan, what lies across the sea is the foreign world — overseas, abroad. Because Japan is an island country, 海外 is used even more naturally than 外国 (foreign country) — 海外旅行 (overseas travel) is very common.
Quick check
Why is 海外 used so naturally in Japan?