JLPT N2 · Noun

外部 (gaibu)

外部 (がいぶ, gaibu) is a Japanese noun meaning “outside (e.g. of a building); exterior”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がいぶ
Romaji: gaibu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior · noun, noun taking の
outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

秘密が外部に漏れた。

The secret leaked out.

Tatoeba #85857

田舎の人々は外部の人に対して昔から疑い深い。

Country people are traditionally suspicious of strangers.

Tatoeba #124900

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

Kanji in 外部

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

部

section, bureau, deptブ・-べ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 外部.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1204070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.