JLPT N4 · Noun

郊外 (kougai)

郊外 (こうがい, kougai) is a Japanese noun meaning “suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうがい
Romaji: kougai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt · noun

Example sentences

私は東京の郊外に住んでいる。

I live on the outskirts of Tokyo.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 郊外

郊

outskirts, suburbs, rural areaコウ · 9 strokes

外

outsideガイ・ゲ・そと・ほか · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 郊外.

近郊きんこうoutskirts外そとoutside外ほかanother place外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner以外いがいexcluding案外あんがいunexpectedly意外いがいunexpected海外かいがいforeign外交がいこうdiplomacy外出がいしゅつgoing out例外れいがいexception外すはずすto remove外れるはずれるto be disconnected

Source: JMdict entry 1282490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.