ichidan verb, intransitive verb
come off; be disconnected; be out of place
Physical detachment or misalignment: something comes off, slips out, or is not fitted correctly.
ボタンが外れそうだ。
The button looks like it's about to come off.
戸が枠から外れてしまった。
The door has come off its frame.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
miss the mark; be wrong; draw a blank
Used when a guess, expectation, prediction, or lottery result is off or incorrect.
天気予報が外れて雨になった。
The weather forecast was wrong and it rained.
宝くじは全部外れた。
I didn't win anything in the lottery.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be removed; be excluded
Something is taken out of a group, list, or category; often used in passive-like intransitive expressions.
彼はメンバーから外れた。
He was removed from the members.
その案は検討対象から外れた。
That proposal was excluded from consideration.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
go against; be contrary to
Describes behavior or a situation that deviates from rules, expectations, or norms.
彼の行動は規則に外れている。
His actions go against the rules.
常識から外れた考え方。
A way of thinking that is contrary to common sense.