How do you read 格外?

格外 is read かくがい (kakugai), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 2).

What JLPT level is 格外?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 格外 in romaji?

格外 is written kakugai in romaji.

What kanji are in 格外?

格 (Status, Rank); 外 (Outside).

格外かくがい

かくがい · kakugai

noun

Nonstandard, extraordinary, special

Other ways to say “nonstandard” in Japanese →

Nakadaka

falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

格Status, Rank, Capacity 音かく・こう JLPT N3 · 10 strokes 外Outside 音がい・げ訓そと・ほか JLPT N5 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

格かくstatus, character, case 資格しかくqualifications, requirements, capabilities 体格たいかくphysique, constitution 失格しっかくdisqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)価格かかくprice, value 規格きかくstandard, norm 外ほかother, the rest 外科げかsurgical department

Questions

What does 格外 mean?

Nonstandard, extraordinary, special.

How do you pronounce 格外?

かくがい (kakugai). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

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