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Kanji 56: 外
Meaning:
In Japanese, 外 means “outside”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | そと、はず |
| Onyomi | がい、げ |
How to write it:
Origin:
外＝夕＋卜.
夕 means “night”.卜 means “divination”.
Usually, divination event is held up in the day.
So if you hold up the event at night, you will be an outsider, and will be driven out of the organization. So 外 stands for “outside”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 外 | そと | outside |
| Basic | 外国 | がいこく | foreign country |
| Basic | 以外 | いがい | other than |
| Basic | 郊外 | こうがい | suburbs |
| Inter | 海外 | かいがい | overseas |
| Inter | 意外 | いがい | unexpected |
| Inter | 外す | はずす | to remove |
| Inter | 外部 | がいぶ | external |
| Inter | 例外 | れいがい | exception |
| Inter | 外れる | はずれる | to miss |
| Inter | 外交 | がいこう | diplomacy |
| Inter | 外出 | がいしゅつ | go out |
| Inter | 外側 | そとがわ | outside |
| Inter | 案外 | あんがい | unexpectedly |
| Inter | 外見 | がいけん | appearance |
| Inter | 外れ | はずれ | miss |
| Inter | 内外 | ないがい | inside and outside |
| Inter | 外科 | げか | surgery |
| Adv | 外来 | がいらい | outpatient |
| Adv | 外務 | がいむ | foreign affairs |
| Adv | 除外 | じょがい | exclusion |
| Adv | 対外 | たいがい | external |
| Adv | 外観 | がいかん | appearance |
| Adv | 外的 | がいてき | external |
| Adv | 外人 | がいじん | foreigner |
| Adv | 国外 | こくがい | abroad |
| Adv | 外資 | がいし | foreign capital |
| Adv | 屋外 | おくがい | outdoors |
| Adv | 野外 | やがい | outdoors |
| H_Adv | 外食 | がいしょく | eating out |
| H_Adv | 取り外す | とりはずす | to remove |
| H_Adv | 外貨 | がいか | foreign currency |
| H_Adv | 論外 | ろんがい | out of the question |
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外に遊びましょう。Let play outside
外に戦いてくださいませんか。Would you please fight outside?
あのサイトは外部です。That site is external.