国外 (kokugai) means “abroad” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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私は国外で学んだ経験を生かして、学生に英語を教えています。watashi wa koku gai de mana n da kei ken o i ka shi te gaku sei ni ei go o oshi e te i ma su

I use my experience studying abroad to teach English to students.

Describes a location in a foreign country rather than within the speaker's own country.

海外kaigai: A place beyond one's own country's borders, especially in another country.

自国の外にある地域や外国。ji koku no soto ni a ru chi iki ya gai koku

国外 (kokugai) is formed from 国 (koku, "country") and 外 (gai, "outside"), so its parts express the idea of being outside the country.

The phrase work abroad describes employment in another country without naming that country, which makes abroad useful in general statements.