Moto 外: OutsideKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガイ、ゲ
- Kun'yomi
- そと、ほか、はず(す)、はず(れる)、と-
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 994 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガイ・ゲ)
- 外交がいこうdiplomacy
- 外務省がいむしょうMinistry of Foreign Affairs
- 外国がいこくforeign country
- 外国人がいこくじんforeigner; foreign citizen
- 外相がいしょうForeign Minister
- 海外かいがいforeign; abroad
- 内外ないがいinside and outside; interior and exterior
- 外務がいむforeign affairs
- 対外たいがいexternal; foreign
- 意外いがいunexpected; surprising
- 郊外こうがいsuburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city
- 例外れいがいexception
- 国外こくがいoutside the country; abroad
- 外貨がいかforeign currency; foreign money
- 外部がいぶoutside (e.g. of a building); exterior
- 外交官がいこうかんdiplomat
- 外科げかsurgery
- 外資がいしforeign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
- 域外いきがいoutside the area
- 外国語がいこくごforeign language
- 外信がいしんexternal communication
- 外出がいしゅつgoing out; outing
- 外野手がいやしゅoutfielder
- 外食がいしょくeating out; dining out
- 野外やがいoutdoors; outside
- 予想外よそうがいunexpected; unforeseen
- 外来がいらいforeign; imported
- 外角がいかくexternal angle; exterior angle
- 外遊がいゆうforeign travel
- 外野がいやoutfield
- 屋外おくがいoutdoors; outside
- 紫外線しがいせんultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
- 外壁がいへきouter wall
- 在外ざいがいoverseas; abroad
- 外圧がいあつexternal pressure; outside pressure
- 外観がいかんoutward appearance; exterior appearance
- 外見がいけんoutward appearance
- 外郭団体がいかくだんたいauxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body
- 案外あんがいunexpectedly; surprisingly
- 除外じょがいexception; exclusion
- 体外受精たいがいじゅせいin vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation
- 例外的れいがいてきexceptional
- 社外しゃがいoutside the company
- 赤外線せきがいせんinfrared rays; infrared radiation
- 渉外しょうがいpublic relations; client liaison
- 外人がいじんforeigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin
- 外傷がいしょうexternal wound; (physical) trauma
- 外科医げかいsurgeon
- 場外じょうがいoutside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds
- 市外しがいoutside the city area; suburbs
- 県外けんがいoutside the prefecture
- 在外公館ざいがいこうかんdiplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
- 外車がいしゃforeign-made car; imported car
- 戸外こがいopen air; outdoors
- 外洋がいようopen sea; ocean
- 整形外科せいけいげかorthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery
Words that use a kun'yomi
Showing the 60 most common of 994 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 外
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