Japanese Words Containing 外

Word	Reading	Definition	JLPT
外	そと	outside; exterior; the open (air); other place	n5
意外	いがい	unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange	n3
外国	がいこく	foreign country	n5
海外	かいがい	foreign; abroad; overseas	n3
案外	あんがい	unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated	n3
外部	がいぶ	outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world	n2
外す	はずす	to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten	n4
外出	がいしゅつ	going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)	n3
外れる	はずれる	to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)	n2
郊外	こうがい	suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt	n3
外套	がいとう	overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap	n1
戸外	こがい	open air; outdoors; outside
例外	れいがい	exception	n2
内外	ないがい	inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad	n1
存外	ぞんがい	beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
外側	そとがわ	exterior; outside; outer; external	n2
外交	がいこう	diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing	n1
思いの外	おもいのほか	unexpectedly; surprisingly
外科	げか	surgery (branch of medicine); department of surgery	n1
外面	がいめん	outer surface; outside; exterior; outward appearance
外見	がいけん	outward appearance; looks	n2
外観	がいかん	outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks	n2
除外	じょがい	exception; exclusion
外れ	はずれ	end; verge; extremity; tip	n2
外界	がいかい	outside world; physical world
外聞	がいぶん	reputation; respectability; honour; honor
屋外	おくがい	outdoors; outside	n3
外人	がいじん	foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; whitey; outsider
外衣	がいい	outer garment
門外	もんがい	outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
心外	しんがい	regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable	n1
外来	がいらい	foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care	n2
外国人	がいこくじん	foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien	n5
国外	こくがい	outside the country; abroad
外形	がいけい	externals; external form
野外	やがい	outdoors; outside; open air; fields	n2
法外	ほうがい	exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd
口外	こうがい	revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out	n3
市外	しがい	outside the city; suburbs
外道	げどう	tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; heterodoxy
外貌	がいぼう	outward appearance
紫外線	しがいせん	ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation	n1
号外	ごうがい	newspaper extra
外気	がいき	open air
度外視	どがいし	disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking	n1
国内外	こくないがい	inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
以ての外	もってのほか	outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable
外的	がいてき	external; outside	n1
外務省	がいむしょう	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
論外	ろんがい	out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant
圏外	けんがい	outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention	n1
室外	しつがい	outside (the room, building); outdoors
言外	げんがい	unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
踏み外す	ふみはずす	to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
局外	きょくがい	the outside
対外	たいがい	external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries	n1
諸外国	しょがいこく	various foreign countries; several foreign countries
門外漢	もんがいかん	outsider; layman; amateur
天外	てんがい	beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
奇想天外	きそうてんがい	fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
望外	ぼうがい	unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations	n1
外遊	がいゆう	foreign travel
欄外	らんがい	margin
町外れ	まちはずれ	outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
外廓	がいかく	outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline
外濠	そとぼり	outer moat (of a castle)
外務	がいむ	foreign affairs
洛外	らくがい	outside Kyoto or the capital
外敵	がいてき	foreign enemy; outside invader	n1
外史	がいし	unofficial history
外郭	がいかく	outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline
意想外	いそうがい	unexpected; unsuspected
取り外す	とりはずす	to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
外食	がいしょく	eating out; dining out	n3
外壁	がいへき	outer wall
疎外	そがい	alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out
対象外	たいしょうがい	outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
外相	がいしょう	Foreign Minister
外山	とやま	nearby mountain; mountain near a human settlement
外海	がいかい	ocean; open sea
出外れる	ではずれる	to be or lie just outside of
外泊	がいはく	staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
場外	じょうがい	outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
外皮	がいひ	skin; outer skin; integument; husk
外傷	がいしょう	external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
外国語	がいこくご	foreign language	n5
外貨	がいか	foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods	n1
外題	げだい	title (of a play)
外様	とざま	outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
外苑	がいえん	outer garden
慮外	りょがい	unexpected; unforeseen; rude; impolite
埒外	らちがい	out of bounds; beyond the pale
外地	がいち	foreign land; overseas land; overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan)
外輪	がいりん	outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel
調子外れ	ちょうしはずれ	discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
もっての外	もってのほか	outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable
外洋	がいよう	open sea; ocean	n2
社外	しゃがい	outside the company
赤外線	せきがいせん	infrared rays; infrared radiation
外資系	がいしけい	foreign capital group; foreign company

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