Evening divination is done outside — outer
| Word | Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 外交 | gaikou | diplomacy | JLPT 1 |
| 紫外線 | shigaisen | ultraviolet rays | JLPT 1 |
| 赤外線 | sekigaisen | infrared rays | JLPT 1 |
| 外来語 | gairaigo | loanword; foreign word | JLPT 1 |
| 奇想天外 | kisou tengai | bizarre; fantastic; outlandish | JLPT 1 |
| 門外不出 | mongai fushutsu | never shown to outsiders; prized possession | JLPT 1 |
| 外柔内剛 | gaijuu naigou | gentle on outside, strong inside | JLPT 1 |
| 内憂外患 | naiyuu gaikan | troubles at home and abroad | JLPT 1 |
| 外貨 | gaika | foreign currency | JLPT 1 |
| 外資 | gaishi | foreign capital | JLPT 1 |
| 外需 | gaiju | external demand | JLPT 1 |
| 外来種 | gairaishu | invasive species | JLPT 1 |
| 案外 | angai | unexpectedly, surprisingly | JLPT 1 |
| 意外と | igai to | unexpectedly, surprisingly | JLPT 1 |
| 存外 | zongai | unexpectedly, contrary to expectations | JLPT 1 |
| 思いの外 | omoi no hoka | unexpectedly, beyond expectation | JLPT 1 |
| 殊の外 | koto no hoka | exceedingly, unexpectedly | JLPT 1 |
| 内外 | naigai | inside and outside, approximately | JLPT 1 |
Learn all words containing 外 with spaced repetition
外 (soto) means "outside" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
The Japanese character 外 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 夕 (evening).
The radical of 外 is 夕 (evening, Kangxi radical #36).