郊外 (こうがい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

郊外 (こうがい) means suburban area / outskirts.

See example sentences below.

郊外 at a glance

郊外

こうがいkougai

N4noun

suburban area / outskirts

郊外こうがいkougaiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

suburban area / outskirts

Example 1

こうがいにはよくこうえんがあります。

Translation

There are often parks in the suburbs.

Example 2

東京のこうがいにすんでいます。

Translation

I live in the outskirts of Tokyo.