形容詞としても名詞としても用いる.狭義にヨーロッパ系白人や欧米の物を指す場合もあれば,広義に外国人,外国の物全般を指すこともある.いわゆる「ガイジン」というようなニュアンスをもつこともある.
Used both as an adjective and as a noun. In a narrow sense, it may refer to European Caucasians and Western products or things, and in a broader sense, it may refer to foreigners and foreign things in general. It may have a so-called "gaijin" nuance.