JLPT N1 · Noun

近郊 (kinkou)

近郊 (きんこう, kinkou) is a Japanese noun meaning “outskirts; environs (of a city)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きんこう
Romaji: kinkou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings · noun

Example sentences

彼は東京近郊に住んでいる。

He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.

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

Kanji in 近郊

近

near, early, akinキン・コン・ちか.い · 7 strokes

郊

outskirts, suburbs, rural areaコウ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 近郊.

近いちかいnear近くちかくnear最近さいきんrecently近所きんじょneighbourhood近代きんだいpresent day近視きんしmyopia近頃ちかごろlately接近せっきんgetting closer近々ちかぢかsoon付近ふきんneighborhood近寄るちかよるto approach近付けるちかづけるto bring near近眼きんがんnearsightedness身近みぢかnear oneself

Source: JMdict entry 1242290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.