JLPT N4 · suffix noun

以外 (igai)

以外 (いがい, igai) is a Japanese suffix noun meaning “excluding; except (for)”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いがい
Romaji: igai
Word class: suffix noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides · suffix noun
outside (a boundary, scope, etc.) · suffix noun

Example sentences

その仕事以外ならなんでもやる。

I'll do anything but that job.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 以外

以

by means of, because, in view ofイ・もっ.て · 5 strokes

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 以外.

以下いかnot exceeding ...以内いないwithin以上いじょうnot less than ...以前いぜんbefore以来いらいsince以後いごafter this以降いこうon and after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案外あんがいunexpectedly意外いがいunexpected

Source: JMdict entry 1155090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.