外

Outside

Also: Foreign

On'yomi

  • がい gai
  • げ ge

Kun'yomi

  • そと soto
  • ほか hoka
  • はず(す) hazusu
  • と to
Stroke count
5
Radical
夕 evening · Kangxi radical 36
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 2

外 has 5 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 夕 (evening), number 36. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji