107
้
Suburbs, Outskirts
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Many Japanese families live in ้ๅค (kลgai), the suburbs surrounding large cities like Tokyo and Osaka, then commute by train into the city center each day.
Memory Trick
Imagine leaving the busy city behind until you reach quiet neighborhoods with more space and trees. Those peaceful outskirts remind you that ้ means 'suburbs.'
Readings
Onyomi: ใณใฆ (kou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
้ๅค
ใใใใ (kougai)
Suburbs
่ฟ้
ใใใใ (kinkou)
Nearby suburbs
้ๅคไฝๅฎ
ใใใใใใ
ใใใ (kougai juutaku)
Suburban housing
้ๅค็ท
ใใใใใใ (kougaisen)
Suburban railway line
Example Sentence
ๅฝผ ใฏ ๆฑไบฌ ใฎ ้ๅค ใซ ไฝใใงใใพใใ
ใใ ใฏ ใจใใใใ ใฎ ใใใใ ใซ ใใใงใใพใใ
kare wa toukyou no kougai ni sundeimasu
He lives in the suburbs of Tokyo.