外
outside
Grade Level
Grade 2
Stroke Count
5 strokes
Radical
夕部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ガイ, ゲ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
そと, ほか, はずす, はずれる, と-
Nanori (Name Reading)
そと, と, との, ひろ, ほか
Common Readings
ガイ, ゲ, そと, はず…す, はず…れる, ほか
Example Vocabulary
外
そと
outside; exterior; outdoors; other
以外
いがい
except for, other than, excluding
意外
いがい
unexpected, surprising
外す
はずす
to remove, to take off
外れる
はずれる
to come off, to be removed, to miss
案外
あんがい
unexpectedly, surprisingly
予想外
よそうがい
unexpected, unforeseen
外見
がいけん
outward appearance, looks
例外
れいがい
exception
外
がい
outside, external, beyond
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