郊

outskirts, suburbs, rural area

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1304

Vocabulary

コウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
近郊	キンコウ	outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
郊外	コウガイ	suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
南郊	ナンコウ	southern suburbs
郊野	コウヤ	suburban fields
東郊	トウコウ	eastern suburbs

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
北郊	ほっこう	northern suburbs
郊野	こうの	suburban fields

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