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街

boulevard
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingガイ、カイ
Kun readingまち
JōyōGrade 4
  1. street
  2. quarter
  3. district
  4. area

Popular Usage

街道街頭

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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going (行) · ivy · square jewel · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 955

Compound words

街頭がいとう
(on the) street
街道かいどう
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
街角まちかど
street corner
街灯がいとう
street light; streetlamp
街路がいろ
road; street; avenue
市街しがい
urban areas; the streets; town; city
花街かがい
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
街路樹がいろじゅ
roadside trees
歓楽街かんらくがい
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
市街地しがいち
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
住宅街じゅうたくがい
residential area
商店街しょうてんがい
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
中華街ちゅうかがい
Chinatown
繁華街はんかがい
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center
街宣車がいせんしゃ
sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle
電気街でんきがい
An "electric town": a district dense with electronics shops, as in Akihabara.
街づくりまちづくり
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
ウォール街ウォールがい
Wall Street

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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