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How to say 'Except' in Japanese | 以外

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The Japanese word for Except is 'Igai', written as 以外 in Japanese.'Except' in hiragana is いがい.

    word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

    Reading

    いがい

    igai

    Kanji

    以By means of 外Outside

    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).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    427

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 以外

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    以

    Meaning

    By means of

  • kanji

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

Words Related to 以外 Through the Kanji 以

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 以 as well.

  • word

    以上

    Meaning

    More than, No more

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    以下

    Meaning

    Below, Less

  • word

    以来

    Meaning

    Since

  • word

    以降

    Meaning

    After

  • word

    以後

    Meaning

    After, Hereafter

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

Words Related to 以外 Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

  • word

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国語

    Meaning

    Foreign language

  • word

    外国

    Meaning

    Foreign country

  • word

    海外

    Meaning

    Overseas

  • word

    外す

    Meaning

    Remove, Miss

  • word

    意外

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    外出

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    国外

    Meaning

    Abroad

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外交

    Meaning

    Diplomacy, Foreign relations

  • word

    案外

    Meaning

    Unexpectedly

  • word

    例外

    Meaning

    Exception

  • word

    外相

    Meaning

    Foreign minister

  • word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    外貨

    Meaning

    Foreign currency

  • word

    外れる

    Meaning

    Detach, Miss

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    外側

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外れ

    Meaning

    End, Miss

  • word

    郊外

    Meaning

    Suburbs

  • word

    町外れ

    Meaning

    Outskirts

  • word

    外務

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

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