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郊外 (こうがい): suburb, outskirts — Japanese vocabulary

郊外 is read こうがい and means "suburb, outskirts". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

郊外

Reading
こうがい · kougai
Translation
suburb, outskirts
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
こうがいが

Example

郊外の静かな町に住んでいます。

こうがいのしずかなまちにすんでいます。

I live in a quiet town in the suburbs.

Kanji in this word

  • 郊 — suburbs
  • 外 — outside

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