Kanji 郊: "outskirts, suburbs, rural area"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 郊

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 郊こう外がいsuburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
• 近きん郊こうoutskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
• 西せい郊こうwestern suburb
• 郊こう外がい電でん車しゃsuburban train
• 北ほっ郊こうnorthern suburbs
• 南なん郊こうsouthern suburbs
• 東とう郊こうeastern suburbs
• 近きん郊こう都と市しneighboring towns; neighbouring towns
• 郊こう外がい生せい活かつsuburban life; life in the suburbs
• 郊こう外がい化かsuburbanization
• 郊こう野のsuburban fields
• 春しゅん郊こうsuburbs in springtime; fields in springtime

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