Suburban - Kougai

Japanese: 郊外 - こうがい
Suburban - Kougai
〘 noun 〙 An area adjacent to a city. A rural area adjacent to an urban area. Suburbs. Outside the city. ※Honcho Reimo (1010), Part 2, Poem of a View of Shirakawa Mountain House (Fujiwara no Kinto) "Living in the suburbs , it is rare. I look forward to spring every day." ※Haiku poem, Oku no Hosomichi (around 1693-94), Kuroba "Walking out to the suburbs every day" [Wang Wei - Poems sent to Sun 2]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 都市に隣接した地域。市街地に隣接した田園地帯。近郊。市外。※本朝麗藻(1010か)下・白河山家眺望詩〈藤原公任〉「郊外卜居塵事稀。迢々春望思依々」※俳諧・奥の細道(1693‐94頃)黒羽「日とひ郊外に逍遙して」 〔王維‐送孫二詩〕

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