外
そと
soto
JLPT N55 strokesKanjiLevel 2 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
外 is the kanji for "Outside". A common reading is そと (soto). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Outside
Also : Exterior · Foreign · Other
Readings
kunそと/ sotokunほか/ hokakunはず.す/ hazusukunはず.れる/ hazurerukunと/ toonがい/ gaionげ/ ge
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Example Sentences
外は寒いです。
そとはさむいです。
It's cold outside.
外国人の友達がいます。
がいこくじんのともだちがいます。
I have a foreign friend.
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