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Kanji: 外

KANJI
5 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
そと
ほか
はず
はずれる
 ON 音 
ガイ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
ゆうべ
Meaning:
Outside
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 80 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(がいこく)
foreign country
N5
(がいこくじん)
Foreigner
N5
(そと)
Outside
N4
(いがい)
with the exception of
N4
(こうがい)
outskirts
N3
(いがい)
unexpected, surprising
N3
(かいがい)
foreign, abroad, overseas
N3
(がいこう)
diplomacy
N3
(がいしゅつ)
outing, going out
N3
(はず)
to unfasten, to remove
N3
(ほか)
other place, the rest
N2
(あんがい)
unexpectedly
N2
(おくがい)
outdoors
N2
(がいぶ)
the outside, external
N2
(げか)
surgical department
N2
(はず)れる
to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)
N2
(れいがい)
exception
N1
(いきがい)
outside the area
N1
(かがい)
extracurricular
N1
(がいか)
imported goods, foreign money
N1
(がいかん)
appearance, exterior, facade
N1
(がいしょう)
Foreign Minister
N1
(がいらい)
imported, outpatient clinic
N1
(じょがい)
exception, exclusion
N1
(そっぽ)
look (or turn) the other way
N1
(やがい)
fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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