Kanji: 外

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	夕 Radical name: ゆうべ
Meaning:	Outside
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 80 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	外国(がいこく)	foreign country
N5	外国人(がいこくじん)	Foreigner
N5	外(そと)	Outside
N4	以外(いがい)	with the exception of
N4	郊外(こうがい)	outskirts
N3	意外(いがい)	unexpected, surprising
N3	海外(かいがい)	foreign, abroad, overseas
N3	外交(がいこう)	diplomacy
N3	外出(がいしゅつ)	outing, going out
N3	外(はず)す	to unfasten, to remove
N3	外(ほか)	other place, the rest
N2	案外(あんがい)	unexpectedly
N2	屋外(おくがい)	outdoors
N2	外部(がいぶ)	the outside, external
N2	外科(げか)	surgical department
N2	外(はず)れる	to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)
N2	例外(れいがい)	exception
N1	域外(いきがい)	outside the area
N1	課外(かがい)	extracurricular
N1	外貨(がいか)	imported goods, foreign money
N1	外観(がいかん)	appearance, exterior, facade
N1	外相(がいしょう)	Foreign Minister
N1	外来(がいらい)	imported, outpatient clinic
N1	除外(じょがい)	exception, exclusion
N1	外方(そっぽ)	look (or turn) the other way
N1	野外(やがい)	fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs