Learn JLPT N5 Kanji 外 (gai, ge)

Meaning of 外意味

outside

Onyomi 音読み

ガイ、ゲ
gai, ge

Kunyomi 訓読み

そと、ほか、はず(す)、と-
soto, hoka, hazu-, to-

Learn Japanese kanji: 外【ガイ、ゲ / そと、ほか、はずす、はずれる、と- 】

Meaning: outside.

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Stroke Count: 5

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外 - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

多くの外国人が東京に来ます。

おおくのがいこくじんがとうきょうにきます。

ooku no gaikokujin ga toukyo ni kimasu.

Lots of foreigners come to Tokyo.

Example #2

子どもたちは外に遊びに行った。

こどもたちはそとにあそびにいった。

kodomotachi wa soto ni asobi ni itta.

The children went out to play.

Example #3

海外旅行してみたい。

かいがいりょこうしてみたい。

kaigai ryokou shite mitai.

I want to try traveling abroad.

Example #4

屋外の仕事が好き。

しつがいのしごとがすき。

shitsugai no shigoto ga suki.

I like working outside.

Example #5

ドアのカギを外してください。

ドアのカギをはずしてください。

doa no kagi o hazushite kudasai.

Please unlock the door.

Example #6

彼は日本語以外話せない。

かれはにほんごいがいはなせない。

kare wa nihongo igai hanasenai.

He cannot speak a language other than Japanese.

Example #7

午後から外出の予定です。

ごごからがいしゅつのよていです。

gogo kara gaishutsu no yotei desu.

I plan to go out from the afternoon.

Example #8

今まで海外に行ったことありますか？

いままでかいがいにいったことありますか？

ima made kaigai ni itta koto arimasu ka?

Have you ever been abroad?

Example #9

暴力犯罪は郊外にも広がった。

ぼうりょくはんざいはこうがいにもひろがった。

bouryoku hanzai wa kougai ni mo hirogatta.

Violent crime spread into the suburbs.

Example #10

その映画は意外によかったです。

そのえいがはいがいによかったです。

sono eiga wa igai ni yokatta desu.

That movie was unexpectedly good.

Example #11

彼は明るくて外交的でした。

かれはあかるくてがいこうてきでした。

kare wa akarukute gaikouteki deshita.

He was cheerful and diplomatic.

Example #12

最近、天気予報が外れる。

さいきん、てんきよほうがはずれる。

saikin, tenki yohou ga hazureru.

Recently, the weather reports have been off.

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Meaning of 外 意味