Today’s Kanji is “外” (soto); Kanji for “outside”.
Handwritten Kanji “外” (soto)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “外”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 外 | ガイ ゲ そと ほか はず-す はず-れる |
gai ge soto hoka hazu-su hazu-reru |
5 | 夕 | outside |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “外”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 外国人 | がいこくじん | gaikokujin | Foreigner |
| 外で昼寝をする | そとでひるねをする | soto de hirune wo suru | Take a nap outside |
| 入れ歯を外す | いればをはずす | ireba wo hazusu | Remove dentures |
