外
そと
hepburn soto
outside
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 今、外は寒いです。It's cold outside now.
- 外で遊ばないでください。Please don't play outside.
Collocations
外で (outside, action)外に出る (go outside)外国 (gaikoku, foreign country — "outside country")外食 (gaishoku, eating out)海外 (kaigai, overseas)
Mnemonic
外 soto — spatial "outside". Onyomi がい (gai) and げ (ge) appear in compounds: 外国 gaikoku (foreign country), 外食 gaishoku (eat out), 海外 kaigai (overseas), 外人 gaijin (foreigner — informal). Opposite: 内 uchi (batch 3) or 中 naka.
Quick check
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