Word details

外道

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 外道.

Dictionary

Entry

外道NounFreq #12158
1

Buddhism

tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist

2

heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic

3

Oft. used as a pejorative

demon; devil; fiend; brute; wretch

4

type of fish one did not intend to catch

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

outside

5 strokesFrequency 81JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ガイ

Kun

そとほかはず.すはず.れると-

Nanori

ういふか

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ドウトウ

Kun

みちいう

Nanori

みつおさむ

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