外

外
ONがい
KUNそと、ほか
Meanings
outsideotheraway
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How to remember

The character 外 looks like a person (ノ) trying to get *out* of an enclosure (口), with the top stroke (ト) acting as a barrier or lid.
'Gai' — A GUY (がい) is always *outside*.

Vocabulary

外国がいこく
foreign country
外そと
outside
外出がいしゅつ
going out
外のほかの
other, another

Related kanji

内出国中上下