Word Meaning 外れる

はずれる hazureru

外れる is read as はずれる (hazureru) and means to be contrary to.

Meaning

English

  1. to be contrary to
  2. to go against
  3. to be removed
  4. to be excluded
  5. to miss the mark
  6. to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation)
  7. to draw a blank (e.g. lottery)
  8. to be disconnected

Reading

Kana

はずれる

Romaji

hazureru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 当たる Rank 6140 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

外国

がいこく

foreign country

そと

the open (air)

外出

そとで

going out

外見

そとみ

outward appearance

外人

がいじん

outsider

外れ

はずれ

miss

外国人

がいこくじん

foreigner

外国語

がいこくご

foreign language

外す

はずす

to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)

外食

がいしょく

eating out

外車

がいしゃ

paddle wheel

外気

がいき

open air

Example Sentences

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I sometimes dislocate my jaw.

"Want some gum?" "No, thanks. I don't want my filling to come loose."

When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out-of-tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.

"When I sing, sometimes I get off-pitch." "That's what we call 'being tone deaf'".

Oh man! Aki in a china dress was so cute. I almost lost it then.