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外
Stroke Count
 5 Strokes
 Radical
 夕 + 2 Strokes
JLPT Level N5
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. outside
Readings
Kun'yomi: そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と-。
On'yomi: ゲ。(Go-on Reading)
ガイ。(Kan-on Reading)
ウイ。(Tou-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 外

Dictionary Entries for 外

soto
to
noun
  1. outside; exterior
  2. the open (air)
  3. other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
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hoka
noun, no adjective
  1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
  2. outside; beyond (esp. 外)
noun, adverb
  1. nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to) (as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb)
  2. besides...; in addition to... (often as ほかに)
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yoso
noun, no adjective
  1. another place; somewhere else; strange parts
  2. outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people
noun
  1. not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting (as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.)
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gai
suffix
  1. outside of; not covered by
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 外

Construction of Character for 外

Radicals and parts present in 外
» Radical evening
» Part divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
Origin and construction of 外

Kanji related to 外

Kanji for directions and spatial relationships

  • 上

    下

    中

    入

    出

    右

    左

    内

    前

    北

    南

    外

    後

    方

    東

    西

    近

    遠

    間

    向

    央

    底

    裏

    奥

Kanji containing 卜 at the right

  • 外

    朴

    訃

Kanji containing 卜

  • 上

    下

    正

    止

    店

    歩

    点

    定

    歯

    歴

    武

    占

    企

    卓

    祉

    肯

    是

    貞

    赴

    偵

    悼

    掛

    粘

    疎

    歳

    戚

    貼

Kanji containing 夕 at the left

  • 外

Kanji containing 夕

  • 夕

    名

    多

    夜

    列

    死

    残

    移

    夢

    殉

    殊

    殖

    銘

    舞

    宛

    拶

    怨

Kanji containing 外

  • 外

Meanings in Other Languages for 外

French
  1. extérieur
Portuguese
  1. Exterior
Spanish
  1. fuera, exterior, otro, desatar, estar desatado, estar desconectado

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