Mnemonic
Where city folk mingle with farmers from the village, you find the outskirts — that hazy border where pavement turns to dirt roads and strangers swap stories at roadside produce stands.
Additional thoughts
Imagine the edge of a village where two worlds collide: urban people mingling with rural neighbors. That transition zone IS the outskirts. Mingle on the left, village on the right — the boundary between them.Quick recall
People mingle at the village edge — the outskirts where city meets countryside.Details
The keyword for 郊 is outskirts. This kanji refers to the areas on the periphery of a city or town, the suburban or rural zones that lie just beyond the urban center. It conveys the sense of open land and less densely populated regions surrounding a metropolitan area, often associated with fields, nature, and the transition from city to countryside.
- On'yomi
- こう