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郊

outskirts
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. outskirtsRtK
    彼の家は市の郊外にある。His house is on the skirts of the city.tatoeba
  2. suburbs
    彼は東京近郊に住んでいる。He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.tatoeba
    彼は家を建てるために郊外に土地を買った。He has bought a lot in the suburbs with a view to building a house.tatoeba
  3. rural area
  1. suburb
  2. residential area on the outskirt of a city
  3. commuter belt

Popular Usage

郊外近郊

Radicals and components

Radical邑city
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mingle · top hat (亠) · father · city walls

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1987

Compound words

郊外こうがい
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
近郊きんこう
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
郊野こうの
suburban fields
西郊せいこう
western suburb
東郊とうこう
eastern suburbs
南郊なんこう
southern suburbs
北郊ほっこう
northern suburbs
近郊農業きんこうのうぎょう
agriculture in urban areas
断郊競争だんこうきょうそう
cross-country race
断郊競走だんこうきょうそう
cross-country race

Additional Examples

彼はロンドンの郊外に住んでいる。
He lives in the suburbs of London.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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