Word Meaning 近郊

きんこう kinkou

近郊 is read as きんこう (kinkou) and means outskirts.

Meaning

English

  1. outskirts
  2. environs (of a city)
  3. surrounding area
  4. surroundings

Reading

Kana

きんこう

Romaji

kinkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 遠郊 Rank 4978 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

近郊農業

きんこうのうぎょう

agriculture in urban areas

近郊都市

きんこうとし

neighboring towns

近代的

きんだいてき

modern

近著

きんちょ

recent work

近辺

きんぺん

neighbourhood

近況

きんきょう

recent state

近県

きんけん

neighboring prefectures

近接

きんせつ

approaching

近刊

きんかん

recent publication

近村

きんそん

neighboring villages

近日点移動

きんじつてんいどう

perihelion shift (for a planet)

近現代史

きんげんだいし

modern history

Example Sentences

3

He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.

Those ladies and gentlemen who live in the suburbs of Yokohama, if it is convenient to you, please come.

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.