Meaning of お雇い外国人 in Japanese

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Definition of お雇い外国人

おやといがいこくじん(oyatoigaikokujin) 【 お雇い外国人 ·御雇外国人 】

雇外国人御 Kanji Details

  1. (n) hired foreigners; foreign advisors 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
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