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How to say 'Outside' in Japanese | 外部

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The Japanese word for Outside is 'Gaibu', written as 外部 in Japanese.'Outside' in hiragana is がいぶ.

    word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

    Reading

    がいぶ

    gaibu

    Kanji

    外Outside 部Section, Department

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '外部 (がいぶ)' means 'outside' or 'external'. It refers to something that is outside of a specific boundary, system, or organization. This word is often used in contexts such as technology, organizations, or physical spaces to describe elements that are external to a defined area or system. For example: The data is stored outside the system「データは外部に保存されている」(データはがいぶにほぞんされている). External experts were invited to the meeting「外部の専門家が会議に招かれた」(がいぶのせんもんかがかいぎにまねかれた). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something unrelated or outside of a particular scope.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2838

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 外部

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • kanji

    部

    Meaning

    Section, Department

Words Related to 外部 Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

  • word

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • 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

Words Related to 外部 Through the Kanji 部

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 部 as well.

  • word

    全部

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    部

    Meaning

    Club

  • word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    部門

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    部下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    部隊

    Meaning

    Unit

  • word

    幹部

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    部品

    Meaning

    Parts

  • word

    警部

    Meaning

    Inspector

  • word

    南部

    Meaning

    South

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    部落

    Meaning

    Hamlet

  • word

    北部

    Meaning

    North

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

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