Outside, open air in Japanese 🇯🇵

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### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word "そと" (Soto)
– Visualize yourself stepping "outside" (そと) your home.
– Imagine "soto" as "so-to" step outside to do something fun.
– Think of "s" as in "sun" which you see when you're outside, and "to" as pointing towards the outside.

### Explanations
– "そと" (soto) refers to the space outside of a building or enclosed area.

### Other Words That Mean the Same Thing
– "戸外" (こがい, kogai): Outside, open-air.
– "外" (がい, gai): Often used in compounds (e.g., "外国" – foreign country).

### Alternate Meanings (Slang, etc.)
– "そと" can also imply being outside the group, like being an outsider in some contexts, although this isn't common.
– As a prefix in words it can mean "external" or "foreign."

### Examples of Sentences Using "そと"
1. 今日はそとで遊ぼう。
– Kyou wa soto de asobou.
– Let's play outside today.

2. そとは寒いので、コートを着てください。
– Soto wa samui node, kooto wo kite kudasai.
– It's cold outside, so please wear a coat.

3. 彼はそとの人です。
– Kare wa soto no hito desu.
– He is an outsider.

4. 窓からそとを見てください。
– Mado kara soto wo mite kudasai.
– Please look outside from the window.

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