街

boulevard, street, town

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カイガイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

まち

Nanori (名乗り)

また

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

Frequency:891

Vocabulary

カイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
街道	カイドウ	highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
本街道	ホンカイドウ	main road
五街道	ゴカイドウ	the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)

ガイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
街頭	ガイトウ	(on the) street
街路	ガイロ	road; street; avenue
街路樹	ガイロジュ	roadside trees
市街	シガイ	urban areas; the streets; town; city
市街地	シガイチ	town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
街	がい	street; quarter; district; area
街角	まちかど	street corner
街外れ	まちはずれ	outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
街	まち	town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; downtown; main street; street; road
街並み	まちなみ	townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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