番外

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

  • (Tokyo) んがい [bàńgáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bã̠ŋɡa̠i]

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

  • 番外地(ばんがいち) (bangaichi)

References

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