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Can a newcomer to an area or a new employee be referred to as a gaijin? They
are an outsider initially, when they arrive to a new area or job.
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Can a newcomer to an area or a new employee be referred to as a gaijin?
no, the "outsider" terminology used in Japan is entirely about nationality,
never about "outside the company". People newly hired to a job or newly part
of some group are called 新人, literally "new guy" or "newbie". Another common
word used to describe such people is the adjective, 青い, which is used because
it is meant to represent that the person is "unripe" or inexperienced. It can
be meant pejoratively, or simply protectively, depending on context.
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