余所(よそ)

よそ
noun
somewhere else; another place
1. somewhere else; another place
A place other than here; elsewhere. Often implies somewhere unfamiliar or outside one's group.
余所(よそ)で食事(しょくじ)しよう。
Let's eat somewhere else.
余所(よそ)見(み)をしないで運転(うんてん)してください。
Please don't look away while driving.
ここがだめなら、余所(よそ)を探(さが)すしかない。
If this place doesn't work out, we have no choice but to look somewhere else.
2. other people; outsiders
People who are not part of one's own group or family.
余所(よそ)の子(こ)と比(くら)べてはいけない。
You shouldn't compare with other people's children.
余所(よそ)の家(いえ)のことに口(くち)を出(だ)さないほうがいい。
You shouldn't meddle in other families' affairs.
この町(まち)では余所(よそ)者(もの)はなかなか受(う)け入(い)れてもらえない。
In this town, outsiders are not easily accepted.
余所(よそ)行(い)きの服(ふく)に着替(きが)えてから出(で)かけた。
I changed into my going-out clothes before heading out.

余所(よそ) means 'somewhere else' or 'other people,' carrying a sense of separation — not part of one's own group, place, or concern.

WRITING:
Often written in hiragana as よそ. Also written as 他所(よそ). The kanji spelling 余所(よそ) is common in dictionaries but hiragana is more frequent in everyday use.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 他(ほか): 'other' (more neutral, no connotation of exclusion)
  • 別(べつ)の場所(ばしょ): another place (neutral)
  • 余所(よそ) specifically implies 'outside one's own sphere' — unfamiliar, unrelated, or not one's concern

Related Words

Related: 他(ほか) (other)
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Added 2026.1.13 16:50 · Revised 2026.5.29 2:10
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