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外 — outside, external, other

そと外 outside

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes direction

U+5916 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #81 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #111 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

outside
external
other

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そと soto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

外(そと) soto outside 外(そと) 側(がわ) sotogawa outside

かい・がい kai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

外(がい) 国(こく) gaikoku foreign country 外(がい) 交(こう) gaikou diplomacy 海(かい) 外(がい) kaigai overseas 外(がい) 出(しゅつ) gaishutsu going out 外(がい) 来(らい) gairai foreign 外(がい) 見(けん) gaiken outward appearance 外(がい) 人(じん) gaijin foreigner 国(こく) 外(がい) kokugai overseas

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

外(げ) 科(か) geka surgery

はず hazu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

外(はず) す hazusu to remove 外(はず) れる hazureru to be disconnected

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ゆう夕 evening #36

卜 divination

Compound ideograph (会意). 夕 (evening/crescent moon) beside divination element 卜. Divination outside the normal order — hence outside, external.

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#36 夕 evening

外 — outside, external, other

Meanings

word

そと soto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かい・がい kai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

はず hazu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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外 — outside, external, other

Meanings

word

そと soto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かい ・がい kai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

け ・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

はず hazu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

かい・がい kai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

け・げ ke On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).