# 外 outside

夕 (evening) + (katakana toe)
★★★★★
5 strokes

## Onyomi

GAI |

## Mnemonic

| The GUY stuck his TOE outside of his pants in the evening.

## Kunyomi

そと | outside ★★★★★
はず‘＊れ | to be literally apart from something (miss the target by 3 cm= 3cmはずれ)(the cloth was 3 cm over the limit, and stuck out of the arm-holes) (to be off the mark, out of line, etc.) ★★★☆☆
( が or に ) はず＊れる | to be cut off, to be outside. A door is off its hinges. A person is ostracized. Something is so incredible you can't even believe it. ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

外人(がいじん) | foreigner ★★★★★ 外 (outside) + 人 (person) = 外人 (foreigner) foreigner (the more formal term is　外国人 （がいこくじん）, but plain old 外人 is not neccesairly rude. It all depends on the tone)
xxx 以外(いがい) | other than xxx ★★★★☆ 以 (compared to) + 外 (outside) = 以外 (other than xxx) other than xxx / except for xxx.
例外(れいがい) | exception ★★★☆☆ 例 (example) + 外 (outside) = 例外 (exception) an exception to a rule
案外(あんがい) に or な | more than one expected ★★☆☆☆ 案 (guide/proposal) + 外 (outside) = 案外 (more than one expected) more/less/weirder than you expected.
季節外れ(きせつはずれ) の | out of season. ☆☆☆☆☆ 季 (season) + 節 (season / joint) + 外 (outside) = 季節外れ (out of season.)

## Synonyms

appearance 容姿 外見 見た目 外観 容貌
border, edge 国境 境 境界 縁 端 末 先 外れ 際
outside 外 屋外
remove 抜く 外す 排除 除外
solitude, alienation 疎外感 孤独 疎遠
unexpected, chance, coincidence 偶然 意外 案外