Word Meaning 近郊
きんこう
kinkou
近郊 is read as きんこう (kinkou) and means outskirts.
Meaning
English
- outskirts
- environs (of a city)
- surrounding area
- surroundings
Reading
Kana
きんこう
Romaji
kinkou
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3彼は東京近郊に住んでいる。
He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.
横浜近郊にご在住の方、ご都合がよろしければ、お出で下さいませ。
Those ladies and gentlemen who live in the suburbs of Yokohama, if it is convenient to you, please come.
小沢は外地から復員して、今夜やっと故郷の大阪へ帰って来たばかしだが、終戦後の都会や近郊の辻強盗の噂は、汽車の中できいて知っていた。
Ozawa had been demobilized from overseas and had just arrived this night into his hometown, Osaka, but he had heard rumors on the train about bandits roaming in the postwar cities and suburbs.