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余所 (よそ): another place, somewhere else, strange parts — Japanese vocabulary

余所 is read よそ and means "another place, somewhere else, strange parts". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

余所

Reading
よそ · yoso
Translation
another place, somewhere else, strange parts
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
よそがよそが

Example

ここの人たちはよそから来た人をみな嫌う。

ここのひとたちはよそからきたひとをみなきらう。

These people hate all foreigners.

Kanji in this word

  • 余 — surplus, remain
  • 所 — place

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