noun, takes genitive case の

  1. outside (e.g. of a building), exterior.
  2. outside (of a group, company, etc.), outside world.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
外部 がいぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

outside
ガイ そと はず.す (2nd, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ つばをはいていな.む
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)