"gaiji" meaning in English

See gaiji in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gaiji [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 外字, literally "external characters". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|外字}} Japanese 外字 Head templates: {{en-noun|gaiji}} gaiji (plural gaiji)
  1. A Japanese character that is valid in a given writing system but not included in the present font and/or character encoding, and which therefore is displayed using an additional mechanism. Mutually distinct from tofu and from mojibake.
    Sense id: en-gaiji-en-noun-4UI-L1Hu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 99 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 1
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