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外 — outside (JLPT N5 kanji)

outside

 

5 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

outside

Words with 外

foreigner; foreign national
outside

In the vocabulary

Maria isn’t a foreigner.

How to remember it

Spot 夕 on the left and 卜 on the right. Imagine spending the evening outside, beside a signpost shaped like 卜.