Illustration: A quiet residential street on the edge of a Japanese city runs between detached houses, small gardens, bicycle shelters, and compact parking spaces. Beyond the rooftops, a commuter train travels toward a distant cluster of tall city buildings.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

郊こう外がい

kougai

suburbs, outskirts

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは東京とうきょうの郊外こうがいに住すんでいる。

    I live on the outskirts of Tokyo.

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  2. 私わたしの家いえは郊外こうがいにある。

    My house is in the suburbs.

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  3. 彼女かのじょの家いえは郊外こうがいにある。

    Her home is in the suburbs.

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Kanji in 郊外

  • 郊outskirts; suburbsOnコウ
  • 外outsideOnガイ・ゲKunそと・ほか・はずす

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