Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: outskirts, rural area, suburbs
Kanji for outskirts, rural area, suburbs
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郊 is made from 交 on the left and 阝 (village/area) on the right. 交 means to mix, cross, or come together. 阝 represents a place, town, or area. 郊 describes an area where town and countryside mix together. Because of this idea of mixed space outside the city, 郊 came to mean the suburbs or outskirts.
郊 is the area where city and countryside mix — the suburbs.
Imagine the city and countryside crossing and mixing (交) around a town area (阝). That in-between outer area is 郊.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 郊外 | こうがい | suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 郊外生活 | こうがいせいかつ | suburban life, life in the suburbs | Noun |
| 郊外居住者 | こうがいきょじゅうしゃ | suburbanite, suburban resident | Noun |
| 郊外電車 | こうがいでんしゃ | suburban train | Noun |
| 郊野 | こうの | suburban fields | Noun |
| 郊外化 | こうがいか | suburbanization | Noun, Suru verb |
| 郊区 (銅陵市) | Jiaoqu, Tongling | Wikipedia definition | |
| 郊区 (陽泉市) | Jiaoqu, Yangquan | Wikipedia definition | |
| 郊区 | Jiao | Wikipedia definition | |
| 郊区 (ジャムス市) | Jiaoqu, Jiamusi | Wikipedia definition | |
| 郊区 (長治市) | Jiaoqu, Changzhi | Wikipedia definition |