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郊外

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

郊外 — “suburbs, outskirts”

郊外 (read こうがい) means suburbs, outskirts. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

こうがい

Meaning

suburbs, outskirts

郊外 in a sentence

郊外こうがいの静かしずかな町まちに住んすんでいます。

I live in a quiet town in the suburbs.

The kanji in 郊外

郊suburbs
外outside

Words that share a kanji with 郊外

外国がいこく— foreign country; abroad
外国人がいこくじん— foreigner
外そと— outside, exterior
案外あんがい— unexpectedly, surprisingly
海外かいがい— overseas, abroad
以外いがい— except, other than, besides
意外いがい— unexpected, surprising
外交がいこう— diplomacy

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