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海外

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

海外 — “overseas, abroad”

海外 (read かいがい) means overseas, abroad. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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かいがい

Meaning

overseas, abroad

海外 in a sentence

来年らいねん、海外かいがいへ旅行りょこうします。

I will travel abroad next year.

The kanji in 海外

海sea
外outside

Words that share a kanji with 海外

海うみ— sea, beach
海岸かいがん— coast, seashore
海水浴かいすいよく— sea bathing, swimming in the sea
海洋かいよう— ocean, sea
外国がいこく— foreign country; abroad
外国人がいこくじん— foreigner
外そと— outside, exterior
案外あんがい— unexpectedly, surprisingly

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