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郊

Reading

Kana: コウ
Romaji: kou
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

outskirts, suburbs, rural area

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  163
Frequency:  1304
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-3
Korean Reading:  gyo
Chinese Reading:  jiao1
Unicode:  90ca
JIS:  3959

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1286
Nelson Index: 4761
New Nelson Index: 6137
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d6.8
Four Corner Index: 0742.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1254
Gakken Index: 1237
Japanese Names Index: 888
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39392
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0239
Remembering the kanji Index: 1844
Kanji Flashcards Index: 968
Kodansha Compact Index: 756
Kanji in Context Index: 503
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 864
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1181
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1861
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1987
Essential Kanji Index: 1030
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1638
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 444
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1299

Words

郊外 (こうがい)
suburb; outskirts
北郊 (ほっこう)
northern suburbs
東郊 (とうこう)
eastern suburbs
西郊 (せいこう)
western suburb
郊外電車 (こうがいでんしゃ)
suburban train
近郊 (きんこう)
suburbs; outskirts
南郊 (なんこう)
southern suburbs
断郊競走 (だんこうきょうそう)
cross-country race
郊野 (こうの、こうや)
suburban fields
近郊農業 (きんこうのうぎょう)
agriculture in urban areas
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