Word 18 of 20 · Level 17

以外いがいigaiexcept for

Synonyms:exceptother thanbesideswith the exception of

Example sentence

月げつ曜よう日び以い外がいは暇ひまです。

I'm free except for Mondays.

How 以外 is used

以い外がいmeans except for, other than, or besides. It literally translates to outside the boundary of the specified thing.

More words from level 17

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All 20 words in level 17: Harvest Moon

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