EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    another place; somewhere else; strange parts

    Usually written using kana alonesee 他所see たしょ・1

    ここの人たちはよそから来た人をみな嫌う。
    These people hate all foreigners.
  2. outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. Noun

    not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting

    Usually written using kana aloneas 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.see よそにする

Also written 他所【よそ】外【よそ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

Kun
あま.るあま.りあま.すあんま.り
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
680 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

あまる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-5SKIP code
2a5.24The Kanji Dictionary
8090.4Four corner code
2841deroo
4f59Unicode hex code
1-45-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
408Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
168New Nelson (John Haig)
2042New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2535Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1289Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1757Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1657Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1786Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
735A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
448Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
483Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
515Morohashi
800A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1063Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1109Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
728sakade
313Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
820henshall3
675Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
468crowley
959Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
50Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1673Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu2, tu2Pinyin reading
yeoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

place, extent

Kun
ところ-ところどころとこ
On
ショ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
221 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4m4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1Four corner code
3054deroo
6240Unicode hex code
1-29-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054New Nelson (John Haig)
851New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715XMorohashi
312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246sakade
177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328henshall3
305Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129crowley
149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
843Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level