Word Meaning 外典

がいてん gaiten

外典 is read as がいてん (gaiten) and means Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon).

Meaning

English

Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon)
non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)

Reading

Kana

がいてん

Romaji

gaiten

Writing Variants

外典げてん geten
外典げでん geden

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 内典 Rank 51013 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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外壁

がいへき

outer wall

外宮

げくう

outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine

外堀

そとぼり

outer moat (of a castle)

外郭

がいかく

outline

外傷

がいしょう

external wound

外郭団体

がいかくだんたい

auxiliary organization (organisation)

外需

がいじゅ

foreign demand

外苑

がいえん

outer garden

外債

がいさい

foreign loan

外敵

がいてき

foreign enemy

外部結合

がいぶけつごう

external coupling

外部ファイル結合子

がいぶふぁいるけつごうし

external file connector

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外典 Geten