JLPT N3 · Noun

海外 (kaigai)

海外 (かいがい, kaigai) is a Japanese noun meaning “foreign; abroad”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かいがい
Romaji: kaigai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

foreign; abroad; overseas · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

君はどれくらいよく海外に行きますか。

How often do you go abroad?

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

Kanji in 海外

海

sea, oceanカイ・うみ · 9 strokes

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 海外.

海うみsea海岸かいがんseashore航海こうかい(sea) voyage海洋かいようocean海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean海運かいうんmaritime transport海峡かいきょうchannel (e.g. between two land masses)海抜かいばつheight above sea level海流かいりゅうocean current海路かいろsea route領海りょうかいterritorial waters外そとoutside外ほかanother place外国がいこくforeign country

Source: JMdict entry 1201260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.