外（そと）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: outside
Example sentences
- 朝から外は雨が降っている。 — It's been raining outside since morning.
- 天気がいいので外で遊ぶ。 — The weather's nice, so we're playing outside.
Idioms & proverbs containing “外”
- 恋は思案の外 (こいはしあんのほか) — love is without reason
- 内裸でも外錦 (うちはだかでもそとにしき) — we must keep up appearances to go through the world
- 色事は思案の外 (いろごとはしあんのほか) — love and reason do not go together
- 例外のない規則はない (れいがいのないきそくはない) — there is no rule without exceptions
- 外面如菩薩内心如夜叉 (げめんにょぼさつないしんにょやしゃ) — looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
- 外面似菩薩内心如夜叉 (げめんじぼさつないしんにょやしゃ) — looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
Antonyms
- うち (うち)
Related words
See it used in real works
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