Korean word

교외

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyooe

Meaning

  • nounsuburbs

Example

주말에 교외에 놀러 갔어요.chu ma re kyo oe e nol leo ka sseo yo

We went to the suburbs to have fun over the weekend.

Illustration for 교외 (suburbs)

More examples

주중에는 교외로 출퇴근해요.chu jung e neun kyo oe ro chul toe geun hae yo

I commute to the suburbs on weekdays.

Core concept

A broad area just outside the urban core, with fewer buildings and more space between developed places.

Common phrases

  • 교외로 통근하다kyo oe ro tong geun ha da

    commute to the suburbs

  • 교외 주택가kyo oe chu taek kka

    suburban residential area

  • 교외 개발kyo oe kae bal

    suburban development

Similar words

근교keungyo: A nearby area just outside a city that people often visit for short trips.
시외sioe: A place beyond a city boundary or far from its central district.
변두리pyeonduri: The outer edge of a town where buildings and roads become scattered.
시골sigol: The countryside, with few people and wide fields of rice and other crops.

Definition in Korean

도시의 중심에서 벗어나 주택이나 시설이 드물게 모여 있는 도시 주변의 지역을 이르는 말.to si ui chung si me seo peo seo na chu tae gi na si seo ri teu mul ge mo yeo in neun to si chu byeo nui chi yeo geul i reu neun mal

Word origin

Its Sino-Korean formation joins the ideas of an urban fringe and the outside, creating a name for the area beyond the city center.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a word for any place far from a city, this term keeps the city as its reference point and focuses on the developed area around its edge.

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