JLPT N5 · 5 strokes
Kanji 外: "outside"
The kanji 外 means "outside". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ガイ, ゲ in on'yomi and そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガイゲ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そとほかはず.すはず.れると-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | outside |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 81 of 2,501 |
Common words with 外
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 外outside; exterior · the open (air)
- 以外excluding; except (for); apart from; other than · outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
- 意外unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange
- 外すto remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten · to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
- 外れるto be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear) · to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to draw a blank (e.g. lottery)
- 案外unexpectedly; surprisingly · unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising
- 外outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
- 外出going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
- 海外foreign; abroad; overseas
- 予想外inattendu, imprévu
- 外見outward appearance; looks
- 例外exception
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