近郊

きんこう

suburbs, outskirts

What does 近郊 mean?

近郊 is a Japanese noun meaning suburbs, outskirts in English. It is written as 近郊 in kanji, きんこう in hiragana, and kinkou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は東京近郊に住んでいる。

He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.