外 — outside (JLPT N5 kanji)
外
outside
ガイ・
5 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ガイ
- ゲ
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- そと
- ほか
- はず(す)
- はず(れる)
- と
Meanings
outside
Words with 外
外国人がいこくじんforeigner; foreign national
外そとoutside
In the vocabulary
マリア は 外国人 じゃないです。
Maria isn’t a foreigner.
How to remember it
外Spot 夕 on the left and 卜 on the right. Imagine spending the evening outside, beside a signpost shaped like 卜.