All JLPT kanjiStroke order
N5
外outside
外
| Meaning | outside |
|---|---|
| On'yomi | ガイ, ゲ |
| Kun'yomi | そと, ほか, はずす, はずれる, と- |
Words with 外
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 外国 | N5 | がいこく | がいこくforeign country; abroad | |
| 外 | N5 | そと | そとoutside / exterior (physical outside; e.g. 外[そと]に出る[でる] = go outside) | |
| 外 | N5 | ほか | ほかother / the rest (e.g. 他[ほか]に何[なに]か？ = anything else?) | |
| 外国人 | N5 | がいこくじん | がいこくじんforeigner | |
| 郊外 | N4 | こうがい | こうがいsuburb, outskirts | |
| 以外 | N4 | いがい | いがいother than, with the exception of, excepting | |
| 海外 | N3 | かいがい | かいがいforeign, abroad, overseas | |
| 意外 | N3 | いがい | いがいunexpected, surprising | |
| 外交 | N3 | がいこう | がいこうdiplomacy | |
| 外出 | N3 | がいしゅつ | がいしゅつouting, going out |
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