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僑

僑: living abroad

living abroad; expatriate
14 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

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Appears almost only after a country name to mean overseas communities: 華僑, 和僑, 印僑.

Key words

華僑かきょうoverseas Chinese
和僑わきょうJapanese living and working abroad
印僑いんきょうoverseas Indians
日僑にっきょうJapanese residents abroad

Example sentences

An overseas Chinese who succeeded in business abroad built a school in his hometown.

I joined a gathering of Japanese entrepreneurs who started companies in Asia.

In Silicon Valley, overseas Indian engineers are very active.

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