街 – vocab dash

Keyword

town district

boulevard
street
town

Frequency: #891
Strokes: 12
Grade: 4
JLPT (old): N1
Heisig: 955

Readings

ガイ82%

まち12%

カイ6%

Mnemonic

In the jewellery town district, thieves stand still like statues, take a small step whenever the guard blinks, and pocket a square jewel from every window.

Stroke order

Composed of

彳stand still 圭square jewel 亍take a small step

Used in vocabulary

街まち

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; downtown; main street; street; road

Noun

街がい

street; quarter; district; area

Suffix

繁はん華か街がい

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

Noun

街がい頭とう

(on the) street

Noun

住じゅう宅たく街がい

residential area

Noun

街がい宣せん車しゃ

sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle

Noun

市し街がい

urban areas; the streets; town; city

Noun

街がい路ろ樹じゅ

roadside trees

Noun

市し街がい地ち

town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

Noun

街かい道どう

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

Noun

商しょう店てん街がい

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

Noun

中ちゅう華か街がい

Chinatown

Noun

街まちづくり

town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community

Noun

街がい区く

block (of land)

Noun

街まち角かど

street corner

Noun

街まち並なみ

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

Noun

街がい頭とう募ぼ金きん

streetside fundraising

Noun

街まち中なか

downtown

Noun

街まち中じゅう

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

Noun

街がい路ろ

road; street; avenue

Noun

街まち外はずれ

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

Noun

ウォール街がい

Wall Street

Noun

街がい宣せん

carrying out (political) propaganda activity on the streets

Noun

街がい灯とう

street light; streetlamp

Noun