KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小25 strokesRadical 夕#81 in newspapers
外 · outside
外 is a kanji meaning outside. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ガイgai
- ゲge
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- そとsoto
- ほかhoka
- はずすhazusu
- はずれるhazureru
- と-to-
Practise the N5 kanji
In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 外 · 24 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 外国がいこく | がいこく | foreign country; abroad | N5 |
| 外国人がいこくじん | がいこくじん | foreigner | N5 |
| 外そと | そと | outside, exterior | N5 |
| 外ほか | ほか | other, the rest | N5 |
| 郊外こうがい | こうがい | suburb, outskirts | N4 |
| 以外いがい | いがい | other than, with the exception of, excepting | N4 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 案外あんがい | あんがい | unexpectedly | N3 |
| 意外いがい | いがい | unexpected, surprising | N3 |
| 海外かいがい | かいがい | foreign, abroad, overseas | N3 |
| 外交がいこう | がいこう | diplomacy | N3 |
| 外出がいしゅつ | がいしゅつ | outing, going out | N3 |
| 例外れいがい | れいがい | exception | N3 |
| 外すはずす | はずす | to unfasten, to remove | N3 |
| 外れるはずれる | はずれる | to be disconnected, to be out (e.g., of gear) | N3 |
| 屋外おくがい | おくがい | outdoors | N2 |
| 外部がいぶ | がいぶ | the outside, external | N2 |
| 外科げか | げか | surgical department | N2 |
| 外貨がいか | がいか | foreign money | N1 |
| 外観がいかん | がいかん | appearance, exterior, facade | N1 |
| 外相がいしょう | がいしょう | Foreign Minister | N1 |
| 外来がいらい | がいらい | (abbr.) imported, outpatient clinic | N1 |
| 課外かがい | かがい | extracurricular | N1 |
| 除外じょがい | じょがい | exception, exclusion | N1 |
| 野外やがい | やがい | fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs | N1 |
Example sentence
外国へいきたい。
がいこくへいきたい
I want to go abroad.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #184808 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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