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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

国こく外がい

kokugai

outside the country, abroad

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは国内こくないでも国外こくがいでも有名ゆうめいである。

    He is famous both at home and abroad.

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  2. 彼女かのじょは国外こくがいを旅行りょこうしてきた。

    She has traveled in foreign parts.

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  3. 犯人はんにんは国外こくがいに追放ついほうされた。

    The criminal was sent into exile.

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Kanji in 国外

  • 国countryOnコクKunくに
  • 外outsideOnガイ・ゲKunそと・ほか・はずす

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