外 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 外 mean?

Outside

How to read 外?

Kunyomi... そと/soto,ほか/hoka,はずす/hazusu,はずれる/hazureru,と/to

Onyomi... ガイ/gai,ゲ/ge,ウイ/ui

jinmeikun... to, tono, hiro,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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type common-use kanji
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外 / related names

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Name:
ogai
Katakana:
オウガイ

Kanji:
鷗外
Meaning:
  • Gull (Laridae spp.)
  • Outside
Name:
haruto
Katakana:
ハルト

Kanji:
治外
Meaning:
  • Govern. Manage. Quell. Judge. Correct. To adjust. To cure illness or injury. To treat. To compare. To help. To flourish.
  • Outside
Name:
toshio
Katakana:
トシオ

Kanji:
外進夫
Meaning:
  • Outside
  • Proceed. To go forward. To move up to a higher grade or level. Get better. To improve. I'll give it to you.
  • Husband. A man who is married. An adult male. A full-fledged man. A respectable man. A man engaged in labor.
Name:
haruto
Katakana:
ハルト

Kanji:
悠外
Meaning:
  • Distant in time or space. Far away. Eternal. To go on forever. Relaxed, leisurely. Tranquil. Long-hearted. Not in a hurry.
  • Outside
Name:
hideto
Katakana:
ヒデト

Kanji:
英外
Meaning:
  • To excel. Flower. Abbreviation for British. Abbreviation for English.
  • Outside
Name:
gaito
Katakana:
ガイト

Kanji:
外渡
Meaning:
  • Outside
  • To cross. To move something from hand to hand. To cross a river or sea. To live in the world.
Name:
sotojiro
Katakana:
ソトジロウ

Kanji:
外次郎
Meaning:
  • Outside
  • Next. Second. Second place. Middle. Order. A word expressing rank or order. An inn where you stay on a journey. A place to camp.
  • Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
Name:
toshiki
Katakana:
トシキ

Kanji:
外志生
Meaning:
  • Outside
  • Aspiration. To aim to be. Where the mind aims. Compassion. Sign. To remember. To record. A gift for thanks or appreciation.
  • Live. To be born. Born. To grow. Life. A living thing. Pure. Unadulterated. Fresh. Unprocessed. Unripe. A person who is learning or practicing.
Name:
gengai
Katakana:
ゲンガイ

Kanji:
源外
Meaning:
  • Source. The source from which the water of a river flows. The beginning of something happening.
  • Outside
Name:
sotomichi
Katakana:
ソトミチ

Kanji:
外道
Meaning:
  • Outside
  • Road. Street. A way. Say. Skills and arts. Moral and religious teachings. The thoughts and teachings of Lao Tzu and Zhuang Tzu. In Buddhism, the world in which sentient beings are reincarnated.
Name:
hiro
Katakana:
ヒロ

Kanji:
Meaning:
Name:
yogai
Katakana:
ヨウガイ

Kanji:
洋外
Meaning:
  • Oceans. A big ocean. Wide sea. Big waves. Wide and large. A crowded appearance. An appearance of water spreading. Abbreviation for "Western". Two major cultural spheres in the world (Western, Eastern)Oceans. A big ocean. Wide sea. Wide and large. An appearance of water spreading. Abbreviation for "Western". Two major cultural spheres in the world (Western, Eastern)
  • Outside
Name:
gaishi
Katakana:
ガイシ

Kanji:
外四
Meaning:
  • Outside
  • Four. The fourth. Kanji character for the number 4 (four). The next number after three. The pronunciation of "shi" is associated with the word "death," so it is often changed to "yo" or "yon.
Name:
gaishi
Katakana:
ガイシ

Kanji:
外史
Meaning:
  • Outside
  • History. History books. Documents. Records. A person who is in charge of records. Florid. Beautiful.
Name:
kazuto
Katakana:
カズト

Kanji:
和外
Meaning:
  • Harmony. Peaceful. Tranquility. To soothe. To be quiet. To get along. Combine. To mix. To blend. Combine. To match. To set in order. To set the tone. A moderate appearance. Calm sea. Yamato. Japan.
  • Outside
Name:
kaito
Katakana:
カイト

Kanji:
皆外
Meaning:
Name:
raito
Katakana:
ライト

Kanji:
徠外
Meaning:
  • Come. From now on. Until now.
  • Outside
Name:
kaito
Katakana:
カイト

Kanji:
海外
Meaning:
  • Sea. Wide and large. A place where many people and things gather. A large lake or pond. A large lake or pond. A frontier. The end of the earth.
  • Outside
Name:
kazuto
Katakana:
カズト

Kanji:
一外
Meaning:
  • One. The first. Kanji for the number 1 (one). To be the most superior. To begin, to put things together.
  • Outside
Name:
eito
Katakana:
エイト

Kanji:
英外
Meaning:
  • To excel. Flower. Abbreviation for British. Abbreviation for English.
  • Outside

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