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郊

郊 — outskirts, suburbs, rural area

On
コウ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N2
School grade
8

Common words with 郊

  • 郊外こうがいsuburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter beltCommon

    私は東京の郊外に住んでいる。
    I live on the outskirts of Tokyo.

  • 近郊きんこうoutskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundingsCommon

    彼は東京近郊に住んでいる。
    He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.

  • 北郊ほっこうnorthern suburbsOccasional
  • 南郊なんこうsouthern suburbsOccasional
  • 郊外化こうがいかsuburbanizationRare
  • 郊外生活こうがいせいかつsuburban life; life in the suburbsRare
  • 郊外電車こうがいでんしゃsuburban trainRare
  • 郊外居住者こうがいきょじゅうしゃsuburbanite; suburban residentRare
  • 近郊都市きんこうとしneighboring towns; neighbouring townsRare
  • 近郊農業きんこうのうぎょうagriculture in urban areasRare
  • 遠郊えんこうarea remote from the city; outlying areaRare
  • 断郊だんこうcross-countryRare
  • 断郊競走だんこうきょうそうcross-country raceRare
  • 東郊とうこうeastern suburbsRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 17 words that use 郊.

  • 郊外 こうがい suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
  • 近郊 きんこう outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
  • 北郊 ほっこう northern suburbs
  • 南郊 なんこう southern suburbs
  • 郊外化 こうがいか suburbanization

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