“Outside” or “Exterior” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “外”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “外” means “Open air”, “Somewhere else” or “Outside one’s group” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “外”
Jouyou Kanji “外” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 5 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | がい(gai) |
| げ(ge) | |
| うい(ui) | |
| Kun-Yomi | そと(soto) |
| はず(す)(hazu(su)) | |
| ほか(hoka) | |
| と(to) | Meanings | Outside |
| Appearance, Exterior, Surface | |
| Other areas, Other countries | |
| Remove, Take away, Keep away |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “外”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 外延(がいえん-ga i e n) | A set of objects to which a concept is applied, Extension, Denotation |
| 外苑(がいえん-ga i e n) | Outer garden, Detached court |
| 外縁(がいえん-ga i e n) | Outer edge, Fringe, Outer boundary, Periphery |
| 外貨(がいか-ga i ka) | ① Foreign currency, Foreign money, Foreign exchange, ② Foreign goods, Imported goods |
| 外界(がいかい-ga i ka i) | External world, Outside world |
| 外海(がいかい-ga i ka i) | Open sea, Ocean |
| 外角(がいかく-ga i ka ku) | ① Exterior angle, External angle, ② Outside corner |
| 外客(がいかく-ga i ka ku) | Foreign visitor, Foreign guest |
| 外郭(がいかく-ga i ka ku) | Outline, Outer fence, Outer shell |
| 外患(がいかん-ga i ka n) | Foreign threat, External threat, External pressure, External war |
| 外観(がいかん-ga i ka n) | External appearance, Exterior |
| 外気(がいき-ga i ki) | Open air, Outdoor air |
| 外宮(がいきゅう-ga i kyu u) | The Outer Shrine of Ise |
| 外舅(がいきゅう-ga i kyu u) | Father-in-law (of the husband), Wife’s father |
| 外勤(がいきん-ga i ki n) | Outside duty, Working away from the office, Working outside the office |
| 外形(がいけい-ga i ke i) | External form, Outward form, Appearance |
| 外見(がいけん-ga i ke n) | Outward appearance, Looks, Physical appearance |
| 外交(がいこう-ga i ko u) | ① Diplomacy, Foreign diplomacy, Foreign policy, Diplomatic intercourse, ② Selling (e.g. door-to-door), Canvassing |
| 外交員(がいこういん-ga i ko u i n) | Canvasser, Door-to-door salesman, Salesman, Outside salesman, Traveling salesman |
| 外交家(がいこうか-ga i ko u ka) | Diplomatic person, Diplomatist, Diplomat |
| 外交官(がいこうかん-ga i ko u ka n) | Foreign service personnel, Diplomatic official, Diplomat |
| 外交辞令(がいこうじれい-ga i ko u ji re i) | Diplomatic turn of phrase, Diplomatic language, Tactful way of expressing something |
| 外寇(がいこう-ga i ko u) | Foreign invasion, Foreign attack, Foreign force, Alien enemy |
| 外港(がいこう-ga i ko u) | Outer port for large city, Outer harbor, Outport |
| 外国(がいこく-ga i ko ku) | Foreign country |
| 外債(がいさい-ga i sa i) | Foreign loan, Foreign bond |
| 外史(がいし-ga i shi) | Unofficial history |
| 外紙(がいし-ga i shi) | Foreign newspaper |
| 外資(がいし-ga i shi) | Foreign capital, Foreign investment |
| 外耳(がいじ-ga i ji) | Outer ear, External ear |
| 外事(がいじ-ga i ji) | Foreign affairs |
| 外字新聞(がいじしんぶん-ga i ji shi n bu n) | Foreign language newspaper |
| 外出(がいしゅつ-ga i shu tsu) | Going out, Outing, Leaving (one’s home, office etc) |
| 外相(がいしょう-ga i sho u) | Foreign Minister, Foreign Secretary |
| 外傷(がいしょう-ga i sho u) | External wound, External injury, Trauma |
| 外食(がいしょく-ga i sho ku) | Eating out, Dining out |
| 外心(がいしん-ga i shi n) | Outer center, Circumcenter |
| 外人(がいじん-ga i ji n) | Outlander, Foreigner |
| 外征(がいせい-ga i se i) | Foreign expedition, Foreign campaign |
| 外戚(がいせき-ga i se ki) | Maternal relative, Maternal relation |
| 外接円(がいせつえん-ga i se tsu e n) | Circumscribing circle, Circumscribed circle, Circumcircle |
| 外線(がいせん-ga i se n) | ① Outdoor electric wire, ② Outside telephone line, ③ Outer line |
| 外祖(がいそ-ga i so) | Maternal grandfather, Mother’s father |
| 外孫(がいそん-ga i so n) | Grandchild from a daughter married into another family |
| 外地(がいち-ga i chi) | Foreign land, Overseas land |
| 外治(がいち-ga i chi) | ① Politics for foreign matters, ② Official politics, ③ To repair a wound or disease through surgery |
| 外的(がいてき-ga i te ki) | External, Outside |
| 外敵(がいてき-ga i te ki) | Foreign enemy, Invader |
| 外伝(がいでん-ga i de n) | Supplementary story, Anecdote, Side story, Spin-off |
| 外電(がいでん-ga i de n) | Foreign dispatch, Foreign telegram, Cablegram |
| 外套(がいとう-ga i to u) | Overcoat, Greatcoat, Cloak, Wrap, Mantle |
| 外灯 or 外燈(がいとう-ga i to u) | Outside light |
| 外泊(がいはく-ga i ha ku) | Staying somewhere else (overnight), Spending the night away (e.g. from home) |
| 外皮(がいひ-ga i hi) | Skin, Outer skin, Integument, Husk, Hull, Shell, Crust, Rind, Envelope, Exodermis, Pellicle |
| 外部(がいぶ-ga i bu) | Outside, Exterior, Outside world |
| 外聞(がいぶん-ga i bu n) | Reputation, Respectability, Publicity |
| 外貌(がいぼう-ga i bo u) | Outward appearance, Outlook |
| 外米(がいまい-ga i ma i) | Imported rice, Foreign rice |
| 外務(がいむ-ga i mu) | Foreign affairs |
| 外務省(がいむしょう-ga i mu sho u) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 外面(がいめん-ga i me n) | Outer surface, Outward appearance, Outside, Exterior |
| 外野(がいや-ga i ya) | Outfield, Outsider, Third party |
| 外遊(がいゆう-ga i yu u) | Foreign travel |
| 外用(がいよう-ga i yo u) | External use, External application |
| 外洋(がいよう-ga i yo u) | Ocean, Open ocean |
| 外来(がいらい-ga i ra i) | ① Foreign, Imported, ② Outpatient, Outpatient care, Outpatient clinic, Outpatient ward |
| 外来語(がいらいご-ga i ra i go) | Loan word, Borrowed word, A word of foreign origin |
| 外力(がいりょく-ga i ryo ku) | External force, Outside force, External pressure |
| 外輪山(がいりんざん-ga i ri n za n) | Outer rim of a crater, Somma |
| 外科(げか-ge ka) | Surgery |
| 外題(げだい-ge da i) | ① Title of a play, ② Name of a work of art or literary composition etc, ③ General or descriptive heading for a section of a written work |
| 外典(げてん-ge te n) | Non-Buddhist writings |
| 外典(がいてん-ga i te n) | Apocrypha |
| 外道(げどう-ge do u) | ① Non-Buddhist teachings, Non-Buddhist, ② Heterodoxy, Unorthodoxy, Heresy, Heretic, ③ Demon, Devil, Fiend, Brute, Wretch, ④ Type of fish one did not intend to catch |
| 外法(げほう-ge ho u) | Religion other than Buddhism, Thoughts and religions other than Buddhism |
| 外法(そとのり-so to no ri) | Outside dimension, Outside measurement, Outer size |
| 外面如菩薩内心如夜叉(がいめんにょぼさつないしんにょやしゃ-ga i me n nyo bo sa tsu na i me n nyo ya sha) | Fair face, foul heart |
| 外側(そとがわ-so to ga wa) | Exterior, Outside, Outer, External, Lateral |
| 外堀(そとぼり-so to bo ri) | Outer moat (of a castle) |
| 外孫(そとまご-so to ma go) | Grandchild from a daughter married into another family |
| 外股(そとまた-so to ma ta) | (Walking with) one’s toes turned out, Duckfooted |
| 外様(とざま-to za ma) | ① Outsider, One not included in the favored group, ② Outside daimyo, Non-Tokugawa daimyo |
| 案外(あんがい-a n ga i) | Contrary to expectation, Beyond expectation, More…than one expected |
| 意外(いがい-i ga i) | Unexpected, Surprising, Out of the blue, Unanticipated, Unforeseen |
| 域外(いきがい-i ki ga i) | Outside the area |
| 院外(いんがい-i n ga i) | ① Outside congress, Non-parliamentary, ② Non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment), Outside a hospital |
| 屋外(おくがい-o ku ga i) | Outdoors, Outside, Open air |
| 海外(かいがい-ka i ga i) | Overseas, Abroad |
| 課外(かがい-ka ga i) | Extra‐curriculum |
| 格外(かくがい-ka ku ga i) | Off-grade, Exceptional |
| 規定外(きていがい-ki te i ga i) | Non-regulated |
| 県外(けんがい-ke n ga i) | Outside the prefecture |
| 圏外(けんがい-ke n ga i) | Outside (a region, area etc), Out of range (of a mobile network, radar etc), Outside the sphere (of influence etc), Out of reach |
| 郊外(こうがい-ko u ga i) | Suburban, Country, Environs, Outskirts |
| 戸外(こがい-ko ga i) | Open air, Outdoors, Outside |
| 在外(ざいがい-za i ga i) | Staying abroad, Abroad |
| 市外(しがい-shi ga i) | Outside the city, Suburbs, Suburban area |
| 室外(しつがい-shi tsu ga i) | Outside (the room, building), Outdoors |
| 城外(じょうがい-jo u ga i) | Outside a castle |
| 場外(じょうがい-jo u ga i) | Outside the hall (or stadium, market etc), Off the grounds, Off the premises, Off-track |
| 除外(じょがい-jo ga i) | Exception, Exclusion |
| 心外(しんがい-shi n ga i) | ① Regrettable, Vexing, Upsetting, ② Unthinkable, Wholly unexpected |
| 選外(せんがい-se n ga i) | Left out of the selection, Left out of choice |
| 疎外(そがい-so ga i) | Alienation, Dehumanization, Estrangement, Leaving (someone) out, Casting out, Cutting off, Avoiding, Giving the cold shoulder |
| 存外(ぞんがい-zo n ga i) | Beyond expectation, Contrary to expectations, Unexpectedly |
| 中外(ちゅうがい-chu u ga i) | ① Home and abroad, Domestic and foreign, ② Inside and outside, Interior and exterior |
| 方外(ほうがい-ho u ga i) | Outside of an area, Outside |
| 法外(ほうがい-ho u ga i) | Unreasonable, Excessive, Inordinate, Undue, Outrageous, Excessive, Overweening |
| 望外(ぼうがい-bo u ga i) | Unexpected (joy, success etc), Unanticipated, Beyond what one hoped, Beyond one’s expectations |
| 野外(やがい-ya ga i) | Outdoors, Outside, Open air, Fields, Outskirts, Suburbs |
| 予定外(よていがい-yo te i ga i) | Unexpected, Unscheduled, Unforeseen, Unplanned |
| 慮外(りょがい-ryo ga i) | ① Unmannered, Rude, Unmannerly, Ill-mannered, Bad-mannered, ② Unexpected, Sudden, ③ Underbred, Lowbred, Ill-bred, Rude, Bounderish, Yokelish |
| 例外(れいがい-re i ga i) | Exception |
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