A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N5 · 5 strokes

Outside

Readings on: ガイ・ゲ
Kun readings: そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-

外そと — external

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 外国がいこく — foreign country; foreign country Word card → Source
• 郊外こうがい — Suburb Word card → Source
• 以外いがい — except for; Word card → Source
• 外出がいしゅつ — Get out. Word card → Source
• 外交がいこう — diplomacy Word card → Source
• 海外かいがい — foreign; external Word card → Source