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How to say 'Outside' in Japanese | 外

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The Japanese word for Outside is 'Soto', written as 外 in Japanese.'Outside' in hiragana is そと.

    word

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

    Reading

    そと

    soto

    Kanji

    外Outside

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '外 (そと)' means 'outside'. It refers to the external environment or space that is not inside a building or enclosed area. This word is commonly used to describe being outdoors or the area beyond a specific boundary. For example: Let's go outside「外に行こう」(そとにいこう). It's cold outside「外は寒い」(そとはさむい). The word can also be used metaphorically to indicate something outside of a particular scope or context, such as 'outside the rules' (ルールの外).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    387

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 外

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

Words Related to 外 Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

  • word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

  • 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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What does 'Soto' (外) mean?

'Soto' means 'Outside' .

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