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    3. 外側

    外側

    外そと側がわ

    exterior

    KMT5News #11+1CoreNoun, ParticleCore ConceptsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    外がわ

    そとがわがいそく

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    exterior, outside, outer, external, lateral

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    箱はこの外そと側がわは汚よごれている。

    The outside of the box is dirty.

    KMT3Daily LifeCore Concepts
    このドアは外そと側がわからしか開あかない。

    This door only opens from the outside.

    KMT4Core ConceptsHome & Housing
    建たて物ものの外がい壁へきは外そと側がわから塗と装そうされた。

    The exterior wall of the building was painted from the outside.

    KMT5Home & HousingCore Concepts
    地ち球きゅうの外そと側がわには宇う宙ちゅうが広ひろがっている。

    Space extends beyond the outside of the Earth.

    KMT5Core ConceptsScience & Math
    彼かれは常つねに物もの事ごとの外そと側がわだけでなく、内うち側がわも見みるように努つとめている。

    He always tries to look not only at the outside of things but also at the inside.

    KMT6philosophyCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    側
    かわ・がわ・そば…(1)
    side・lean・oppose・regret
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