市外|しがいshigai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectiveoutside the city; suburbs
   私の自宅じたくの電話番号でんわばんごうは市し外がい局番きょくばんが２０１で１２３ー４５６７番ばんです。↗

   My home phone number is, area code two-oh-one, one-two-three, four-five-six-seven.

• Synonym郊外こうがいNeutralSuburbs: stresses residential areas on a city's outskirts, while 「市外」 stresses being outside the city's administrative boundaries.
• Related近郊きんこうNeutralRefers to the outskirts near a city, stressing the surrounding area close to it, as in 「東京近郊」.
• Related郊外地WrittenWritten/formal prose term for the suburban belt; explanatory and rare — in everyday speech 「郊外」 is the usual word.
• Related都市近郊部WrittenWritten/formal prose term for a city's suburban zone; explanatory, leaning toward administrative and statistical use.
• Antonym市内しないNeutralInside the city; the opposite of 「市外」, which is outside the city's administrative area.
• Antonym都心としんNeutralThe city centre; the opposite of 「市外」, stressing the bustling urban core.

Use 「市外」 for areas outside the city's boundaries, as in 「市外に住む」; on the phone, 「市外局番」 and 「市外通話」 refer to another calling area. For residential areas on a city's edge say 「郊外」, for areas near it 「近郊」. The opposite is 「市内」.

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1. 市しの区域くいき外がい。