漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 25 strokesRadical
On
ガイ・ゲ
Kun
そと・ほか
Meaning
outside

Origin

ORIGIN

Evening (夕) divination (卜) was done outside — outside.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ガイ外出・海外・除外
外科・外題・外道
そと外・外囲い
ほか外・その外

Compare:

はずす外す・踏み外す
はずれる外れる・町外れ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 外国がいこく

    foreign country

  • 外出がいしゅつ

    going out

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

外で あそびましょう。

Let's play outside.

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