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    外字

    外がい字じ

    external character

    NTNounTechnologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    がいじ

    Noun

    1.
    external character, user-defined character, character not included in the JIS character set
    computing
    2.
    kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō lists
    3.
    foreign letters (esp. of a Western language), foreign writing

    Stroke 0 / 11

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    Kanji that make up this word

    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
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