Moto 街: Boulevard; Street; TownKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガイ、カイ
- Kun'yomi
- まち
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 105 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガイ・カイ)
- 街頭がいとう(on the) street
- 市街しがいurban areas; the streets
- 繁華街はんかがいbusiness district; shopping district
- 住宅街じゅうたくがいresidential area
- 市街地しがいちtown area; urban area
- 街道かいどうhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
- 街宣車がいせんしゃ(right-wing) propaganda truck
- 街路樹がいろじゅroadside trees
- 街路がいろroad; street
- ウォール街ウォールがいWall Street
- 中華街ちゅうかがいChinatown
- 商店街しょうてんがいshopping district; shopping street
- 歓楽街かんらくがいpleasure quarter
- 街がい... street; ... quarter
- 街区がいくblock (of land)
- 街灯がいとうstreet light
- 街頭募金がいとうぼきんstreetside fundraising
- アッピア街道アッピアかいどうAppian Way
- アーケード街アーケードがいshopping arcade
- ウォール街を占拠せよウォールがいをせんきょせよOccupy Wall Street (protest movement, 2011-)
- オフィス街オフィスがいbusiness district; office complex
- シャッター街シャッターがいstreet where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
- ショッピング街ショッピングがいshopping street; shopping district
- スラム街スラムがいslum quarters
- ドヤ街ドヤがいflophouse area; flophouse district
- ビジネス街ビジネスがいbusiness district
- ビル街ビルがいdowntown high-rise area; street of office buildings
- レストラン街レストランがいfood mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.)
- 中国人街ちゅうごくじんがいChinatown
- 中心市街地ちゅうしんしがいちcity centre (center); inner city
- 中心街ちゅうしんがいhigh street; town centre (center)
- 五街道ごかいどうthe Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
- 出世街道しゅっせかいどうhighway to success
- 劇場街げきじょうがいtheater district (quarter); theatre district
- 十字街じゅうじがいcrossroads; street crossing
- 名店街めいてんがいstreet of well-known stores
- 商業街しょうぎょうがいshopping street
- 地下街ちかがいunderground shopping center; underground shopping centre
- 売春街ばいしゅんがいred-light district
- 娯楽街ごらくがいamusement quarter
- 官庁街かんちょうがいgovernment district
- 工場街こうじょうがいindustrial area; factory zone
- 市街化区域しがいかくいきarea zoned for urbanization (urbanisation)
- 市街化調整区域しがいかちょうせいくいきurbanization control area; urban control area
- 市街図しがいずcity map
- 市街局番しがいきょくばん(telephone) area code (non-local)
- 市街戦しがいせんstreet fighting; urban warfare
- 旧市街きゅうしがいthe old town
- 暗黒街あんこくがいthe underworld
- 本街道ほんかいどうmain road
- 東洋人街とうようじんがいAsian quarters (esp. in Brazil); Asian district
- 柳巷花街りゅうこうかがいred-light district; pleasure quarter
- 温泉街おんせんがいhot spring district (within a town)
- 特飲街とくいんがいred-light district
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 街角まちかどstreet corner
- 街づくりまちづくりtown planning; urban development
- 商人街しょうにんまちbusiness street
- 夜の街よるのまちnightlife districts; drinking districts
Other readings
- どや街ドヤがいflophouse area; flophouse district
- 日本人街にほんじんがいJapantown; Little Tokyo
Showing the 60 most common of 105 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 街
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