Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 郊外(こうがい) in Japanese

郊外
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
こうがい
Romaji
kōgai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    suburb; outskirts
    Example sentence
    暴力犯罪郊外にも広がった Violent crime spread into the suburbs.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

9 strokes

outskirts, suburbs, rural area

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

outside

On'Yomi: ガイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-

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