Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 法外(ほうがい) in Japanese

法外
Kana Reading
ほうがい
Romaji
hōgai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    exorbitant; outrageous
    Example sentence
    日本地価法外 Land prices are sky-high in Japan.

Examples of 法外, ほうがい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

On'Yomi: ホウ, ハッ, ホッ, フラン

Kun'Yomi: のり

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

outside

On'Yomi: ガイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-

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