This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガイ、ゲ、そと、ほか、はず.す、はず.れる、と-
Romaji: gai, ge, soto, hoka, hazu.su, hazu.reru, to-
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Name Readings

Kana: うい、け、ふか
Romaji: ui, ke, fuka
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Romaji

Meaning

outside

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  36
Frequency:  81
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  oe
Chinese Reading:  wai4
Unicode:  5916
JIS:  3330

Indexes

Halpern Index: 186
Nelson Index: 1168
New Nelson Index: 1125
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2m3.1
Four Corner Index: 2320.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 91
Gakken Index: 120
Japanese Names Index: 139
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5750
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0321
Remembering the kanji Index: 111
Busy People Index: 2.11
Kanji Way Index: 69
Kanji Flashcards Index: 38
Kodansha Compact Index: 404
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 96
Kanji in Context Index: 150
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 135
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 163
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 112
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 116
Essential Kanji Index: 42
Kodansha Kanji Index: 215
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2554
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 56
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 105

Words

(がい)
outside of; not covered by
外部 (がいぶ)
the outside; external
外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)
foreign country
外交 (がいこう)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
外見 (がいけん、そとみ)
outward appearance
(そと、と)
outside; exterior; open air; other place
以外 (いがい)
with the exception of; excepting
海外 (かいがい)
foreign; abroad; overseas
外科 (げか)
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
外伝 (がいでん)
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
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