以外

• 読み: いがい
• ローマ字: igai
• 漢字の分解: 以 (i) — by means of, from; 外 (gai/soto) — outside, other
• 発音: /i.ɡa.i/

意味

Other than; with the exception of. Used to exclude something from a group.

A noun-suffix that attaches directly after a noun or noun phrase to mean 'other than X' or 'except for X.' It functions grammatically as a noun and is often followed by particles like は, に, or の. Very common in both spoken and written Japanese.

例文

1. 日曜日以外は毎日働いています。
2. 日本語以外の言語も勉強したい。
3. コーヒー以外に何か飲みますか。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily conversation, writing, rules

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 以 (i, by means of/from) and 外 (gai, outside). Literally 'outside of' a given boundary, expressing exclusion.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal