How to say "Except" in Japanese | 以外
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Except" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Except" is "Igai", written in japanese as "以外".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Japanese noun '以外 (いがい)' means 'except' or 'excluding'. It is used to indicate that something or someone is not included in a particular group or category. For example: everyone except me went to the party「私以外みんなパーティーに行った」(わたしいがいみんなパーティーにいった). This store sells everything except books「この店は本以外何でも売っている」(このみせはほんいがいなんでもうっている). It can also be used to express something beyond or outside of a certain scope, as in 'beyond expectations'「期待以外の結果」(きたいいがいのけっか).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:
The kanji "以" means "By means of" and can be read as "I". And The kanji "外" means "Outside" and can be read as "Ge", "Gai", "Soto" and "Hazu".
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Igai" mean in japanese?
"Igai" means "Except" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for by means of?What is the Kanji for outside?To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana い is read as 'i'. The hiragana げ is read as 'ge'. The hiragana が is read as 'ga'. The hiragana そ is read as 'so'. The hiragana と is read as 'to'. The hiragana は is read as 'ha'. The hiragana ず is read as 'zu'.
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.
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