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JLPT N5 Beginner

外

Outside, exterior, or beyond a physical or conceptual boundary.

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1 Noun

"Outside" / "The Exterior"

Indicates the physical exterior of a building or enclosure, or the open air as opposed to indoors.

Example

この 話 は 、 外 の 人 に は し ない で ください 。

Please don't tell this story to anyone outside our group.

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2 Suffix

"Beyond..." / "Outside the scope of..."

Functions as a suffix indicating that something falls outside a specific limit, range, norm, or expectation.

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外
そと, がい
Outside, exterior, or beyond a physical or conceptual boundary.
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