Stroke Order
Meaning
Outside
On'yomi (音読み)
がい, げ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-
Stroke Count
5 strokes

外 in useful words

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外国がいこく
foreign country
国外こくがい
outside the country; abroad
外国人がいこくじん
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
海外かいがい
foreign; abroad; overseas
外交がいこう
diplomacy
外相がいしょう
Foreign Minister

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