番外

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Chinese

(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
trad. (番外)
simp. #(番外)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 番外(ばんがい) (bangai).

Pronunciation


Noun

番外

  1. side story (especially in Japanese-related contexts)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ばん
Grade: 2
がい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ばん)(がい) (bangaiばんぐわい (bangwai)?

  1. outside of a regular enumerated set
    番外(ばんがい)(へん)
    bangai-hen
    special episode: OVA, etc.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN