外


This kanji is for outside. It can also mean other or to miss.

on readings:
  • gai
  • ge
kun readings:
  • soto
  • hoka
  • hazu
examples:
外界 gaikai external world, outside
外観 gaikan (external) appearance
外国 gaikoku foreign
外国語 gaikokugo foreign language
外国人 gaikokujin foreigner
外交 gaikō foreign policy, diplomacy
外交官 gaikōkan diplomat
外務省 Gaimushō Ministry of Foreign Affairs
外相 gaishō foreign minister
外科 geka surgery
海外 kaigai overseas
圏外 kengai outside the range of
戸外で kogai de outdoors
門外漢 mongaikan outsider, layman
内外 naigai inside and out; foreign and domestic
例外 reigai exception
整形外科 seikei geka plastic surgery
紫外線 shigaisen ultraviolet rays

links:
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Last Alteration Performed: 8 June 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.