郊 — kanji meaning “outskirts”
郊
outskirts, suburbs, rural area
- Meanings
- outskirts, suburbs, rural area
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1304 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 163
- Chinese reading
- jiāo — Chinese character page
Words with 郊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郊外 | こうがい kougai | suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt |
| 近郊 | きんこう kinkou | outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area |
| 北郊 | ほっこう hokkou | northern suburbs |
| 南郊 | なんこう nankou | southern suburbs |
| 東郊 | とうこう toukou | eastern suburbs |
| 郊野 | こうの kouno | suburban fields |
| 断郊競走 | だんこうきょうそう dankoukyousou | cross-country race |
| 近郊農業 | きんこうのうぎょう kinkounougyou | agriculture in urban areas |
| 西郊 | せいこう seikou | western suburb |
| 近郊都市 | きんこうとし kinkoutoshi | neighboring towns; neighbouring towns |
| 郊外電車 | こうがいでんしゃ kougaidensha | suburban train |
| 春郊 | しゅんこう shunkou | suburbs in springtime; fields in springtime |
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