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U+05916 · 5 strokes
· Grade 2
Frequency rank: 81
On'yomi
ガイ, ゲ
Kun'yomi
そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-
Nanori (names)
うい, け, ふか
Classifying radical:
夕 ゆうへん (yuuhen) — evening
Meaning
outside
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Used in words
(1089)
この外
このほか
besides; moreover
並み外れ
なみはずれ
out of the common; far above the average
並外れる
なみはずれる
to be uncommon
予想外
よそうがい
unexpected; unforeseen
以外
いがい
excluding; except (for)
体外
たいがい
ectogenesis; outside the body
体外受精
たいがいじゅせい
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation
例外
れいがい
exception
例外的
れいがいてき
exceptional; unusual
内外
ないがい
inside and outside; interior and exterior