郊
郊 — Outskirts
outskirts, suburbs, rural area
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 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 |
Study notes
郊 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1304 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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