# 郊 — Suburbs

Frequency rank 1890 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 囚 (Criminal), less common than 醒 (Wake up).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 邑 City (Kangxi 163)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

A father on the left walks toward a city on the right — a father heading away from the city center toward the outskirts, into the suburbs.

In words:

- 郊外 こうがい — outskirts
- 近郊 きんこう — suburbs;outskirts

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