県外

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 県外(けんがい) means the area outside the prefecture being used as the reference point.
• Basic usage: It is used for a workplace in another prefecture or visitors coming from outside the prefecture.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The homophone 圏外
  • 圏外(けんがい) means outside a particular range, including outside mobile phone coverage. Outside a prefectural boundary is 県外.
• からも adds another point of origin
  • 県外からも means from outside the prefecture as well, adding another place the visitors come from.