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Kanji 外: meaning "outside", readings, stroke order

The kanji 外 means "outside". On'yomi: ガイ、ゲ; kun'yomi: そと、ほか、はずす、はずれる. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
outside
On'yomi
ガイゲ
Kun'yomi
そとほかはずすはずれる
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 外

  • 外 そと — Outside
  • 外国 がいこく — foreign country; abroad
  • 外国人 がいこくじん — foreigner
  • 郊外 こうがい — suburb, outskirts
  • 以外 いがい — other than, with the exception of, excepting
  • 案外 あんがい — unexpectedly
  • 意外 いがい — unexpected, surprising
  • 海外 かいがい — foreign, abroad, overseas
  • 外交 がいこう — diplomacy
  • 外出 がいしゅつ — outing, going out
  • 例外 れいがい — exception
  • 外す はずす — to unfasten, to remove

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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