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Print style: 外
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