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外 – outside
5 strokesTaught in grade 2#81 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 外 means outside. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ガイ、ゲ (gai, ge); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と- (soto, hoka, hazusu, hazureru, to). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 夕 (no. 36).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ガイ | gai |
| On’yomi | ゲ | ge |
| Kun’yomi | そと | soto |
| Kun’yomi | ほか | hoka |
| Kun’yomi | はず.す | hazusu |
| Kun’yomi | はず.れる | hazureru |
| Kun’yomi | と- | to |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 夕 (Kangxi radical 36). Components: 卜・夕.
Words using 外
外そとoutside外ほかanother place外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner郊外こうがいsuburb以外いがいexcluding案外あんがいunexpectedly意外いがいunexpected海外かいがいforeign外交がいこうdiplomacy外出がいしゅつgoing out例外れいがいexception外すはずすto remove外れるはずれるto be disconnected外がいoutside ...屋外おくがいoutdoors外部がいぶoutside (e.g. of a building)外科げかsurgery (branch of medicine)外貨がいかforeign currency外観がいかんoutward appearance外相がいしょうForeign Minister外来がいらいforeign除外じょがいexception野外やがいoutdoors
Example sentences
あるものの意味がわかるためには、そのものの外に出て、離れたところからそれを経験することができなければならない。
You have to be outside something, able to experience it from a distance, before it makes sense.
Kanji with the same radical
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