Meanings
Readings
Common Words
outside; exterior
the open (air)
other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to
outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
Word usually written using kana alone; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Esp. 外
beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
With neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.
except; but; other than; apart from
Adverb (fukushi); As ...のほか(に), ...するほか(に)etc.
besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
unexpected; surprising
else; in addition; besides
to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away
to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season)
to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)
to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to draw a blank (e.g. lottery)
to be removed; to be excluded
to be contrary to; to go against
Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle
unexpectedly; surprisingly
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; そのた is the more common reading when written
the rest; the others
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adverb (fukushi)
in addition (to that); besides that; other than that; and other ...
and so forth; and the like; and what have you; et cetera
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The augury was clear: venture outside this evening, and your magic wand will lead you to untold treasures.
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