外国 (がいこく) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "foreign country" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

がいこく

外国

N

FOREIGN COUNTRY

がい外 • OUTSIDE

こく国 • COUNTRY

A country (国) on the outside (外) is a foreign country.

CONSTITUENT KANJI BREAKDOWN

Kanji Inside 外国 (foreign country)

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Kanji 外 (Outside) mnemonic tile

Kanji 国 (Country) mnemonic tile

MORE WORDS WITH 外 / 国

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以外 N

いがい

except, other than, with the exception of, other than

海外 N

かいがい

foreign, abroad, overseas, abroad, overseas

外交 N

がいこう

外 N

ほか

other place, the rest

国 N

くに

外国人 N

がいこくじん

全国 N

ぜんこく

country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national

国家 N

こっか

state, country, nation