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以外

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

以外 — “except, other than, besides”

以外 (read いがい) means except, other than, besides. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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いがい

Meaning

except, other than, besides

以外 in a sentence

日本にほん語ご以外いがいに英語えいごも話せはなせます。

Besides Japanese, I can also speak English.

The kanji in 以外

以from, than (marking a boundary)
外outside

Words that share a kanji with 以外

以内いない— within, inside (of a limit)
以下いか— or less, less than, below
以上いじょう— or more, more than, above; that's all
以前いぜん— before, previously, formerly
以来いらい— since, ever since
以降いこう— on and after, from (a certain time) onward
以後いご— from now on, hereafter, henceforth
外国がいこく— foreign country; abroad

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