Word Meaning 外伝

がいでん gaiden

外伝 is read as がいでん (gaiden) and means supplementary biography.

Meaning

English

supplementary biography
anecdote
side story
spin-off

Reading

Kana

がいでん

Romaji

gaiden

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 本伝 Rank 21156 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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教外別伝

きょうげべつでん

Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment

核外遺伝子

かくがいいでんし

plasmagene

外面

げめん

outer surface

外側

がいそく

exterior

外相

がいしょう

Foreign Minister

外交

がいこう

diplomacy

外務

がいむ

foreign affairs

外部

がいぶ

outside (e.g. of a building)

外科

げか

department of surgery

外観

がいかん

outward appearance

外米

がいまい

foreign rice

外付

そとづけ

external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)

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