Kanji
外
kanji character
outside
外 kanji-外 outside
外
Meaning
outside
Readings
Kun'yomi
- そと がわ exterior
- そと づら outer surface
- そと づけ external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
- ほか に else
- その ほか the rest
- この ほか besides
- はずす
- はずれる
- と ざま outsider
- と やま nearby mountain
- と まく outer curtain (in a military encampment)
On'yomi
- がい こう diplomacy
- がい こく foreign country
- がい しょう Foreign Minister
- げ か surgery (branch of medicine)
- げ かい surgeon
- せいけい げ か orthopedic surgery
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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外 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ... -
外 交 diplomacy, selling (e.g. door-to-door), canvassing -
外 国 foreign country -
外 相 Foreign Minister -
外 にelse, in addition, besides -
海 外 foreign, abroad, overseas -
外 務 foreign affairs -
外 国 人 foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national... -
外 務 省 Ministry of Foreign Affairs -
意 外 unexpected, surprising -
郊 外 suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt -
例 外 exception - その
外 the rest, the others, in addition (to that)... -
外 すto remove, to take off, to detach... -
外 科 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery -
外 貨 foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange... -
外 部 outside (e.g. of a building), exterior, outside (of a group... -
其 の外 the rest, the others, in addition (to that)... -
外 観 outward appearance, exterior appearance, outward show... -
外 見 outward appearance, looks -
外 出 going out, outing, leaving (one's home... -
外 食 eating out, dining out -
基 地 外 madness, madman, enthusiast... -
既 知 外 madness, madman, enthusiast... -
外 側 exterior, outside, outer... -
外 がわexterior, outside, outer... -
国 外 outside the country, abroad -
案 外 unexpectedly, surprisingly, unexpected... -
屋 外 outside near the door to one's home -
外 れend, verge, extremity...