BloomkoJLPT N4 · Around town
郊外
こうがい
suburbs
Stroke order of 郊外
2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
郊 · 9 strokes外 · 5 strokes
Memory trick
A town (阝) with outside (外) edges: where the city gives way to the suburbs.
Parts: 郊 outskirts + 外 outside
The characters in 郊外
- 外 そと — outside (5 strokes)
Example sentence
郊外に家を買いました。
こうがいにいえをかいました。
I bought a house in the suburbs.