外

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noun★Beginner

general

The area outside of a building or enclosed space

外は寒いです

It's cold outside

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Can also refer to foreign countries or external things in general

general

Foreign or external (in contrast to domestic or internal)

外国の文化

Foreign culture

Collocations

外にoutside外国foreign country外見appearance

外に出るphrase

to go outside

外国語phrase

foreign language

外 is often used with particles like に (location) or の (possessive)

The most basic meaning is 'outside' as in physical space

From Middle Chinese 外 (MC ngwɛjH), from Old Chinese *ŋʷˤe[t] (outside)

Can be used as a noun or as a prefix to indicate foreign or external things

外

outside

root

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