近郊きんこう

kinkou

suburbs, outskirts

Example sentence

都会の近郊には静かな町が多い。

There are many quiet towns in the suburbs of the city.

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
近い	N5	ちかい	ちかいnear, close by, short
近く	N5	ちかく	ちかくnearby; in the neighborhood
最近	N4	さいきん	さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest
近所	N4	きんじょ	きんじょneighborhood
郊外	N4	こうがい	こうがいsuburb, outskirts
近代	N3	きんだい	きんだいmodern times
近頃	N3	ちかごろ	ちかごろlately, recently, nowadays
近視	N3	きんし	きんしnearsightedness

Spaced repetition, mnemonics and quizzes, from N5 to N1. Free to start.