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title: "Genkai shuraku (限界集落) - AP Japanese"
description: "a rural settlement with such a high aging rate that normal community life and local functions are hard to sustain"
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-japanese/key-terms/genkai-shuraku"
type: "key-term"
subject: "AP Japanese"
unit: "Unit 1"
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# Genkai shuraku (限界集落) - AP Japanese

## Definition

a rural settlement with such a high aging rate that normal community life and local functions are hard to sustain

## Related Study Guides

- [1.4 Urban and Rural Communities | 都市と田舎のコミュニティ](/ap-japanese/unit-1/urban-and-rural-communities/study-guide/BIVPg9Qdodw3eCHP)