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Kanji: 外 Outside

Looks like an axe cutting a tree down outside.
JLPT N5: 49 / 100 | Japanese Grade 2 (Elementary) | 5 Strokes

On: ガイ; ゲ
Kun: そとほかはずすはずれる
Meaning: outside; exterior; external

The kanji 外 is a fundamental character used to express concepts related to the exterior or things outside of a certain boundary.


Kanji Parts

  • 夕 (evening)
  • 卜 (divination)


Kanji Mnemonics

Imagine stepping outside in the evening (夕) to divine (卜) the future by looking at the stars. You need to be outside to see the sky clearly, thus reinforcing the meaning of 外 as "outside" or "external."


Stroke Order:

Examples:

  • 外国人(がいこくじん) foreigner
  • 外国語(がいこくご) foreign language


Example Sentence:

(そと)(あそ)ぼう。

Let's play outside.

  • (そと) outside
  • で at (outside)
  • (あそ)ぼう let’s play

そとさむいです。

It's cold outside.

わたし外国がいこくきたいです。

I want to go to a foreign country.

かれ外見がいけんこわいですが、やさしいひとです。

He looks scary on the outside, but he's a kind person.

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