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Grade 4JLPT N1

boulevard, street, town

12 strokes · frequency rank #891

On
ガイ、カイ
Kun
まち

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Common words

  1. がいとう(on the) street1
    • The police tried to stop the street demonstration.

    • He framed the picture he had bought on the street.

    • The candidates are out kissing babies and pumping hands.

  2. しがいurban areas; the streets; town; city2
    • The subway is faster than the streetcar.

    • In the town there was a measure of peace.

  3. はんかがいbusiness district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre3
    • I often go downtown on Sunday.

    • We wandered aimlessly around the shopping district.

    • There was an enormous traffic jam in downtown Kyoto.

  4. がいstreet; quarter; district; area4
    • This is a business section of Tokyo.

    • I want to see the streets.

    • I saw a town in the distance.

  5. まちかどstreet corner5
  6. がいろroad; street; avenue6
    • They cleared the street of snow.

    • The streets are laid out quite well.

    • The streets of Hokkaido are very wide.

  7. かいどうhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road7
    • We had lunch at a roadside restaurant.

    • The road tends to the south at the next village.

    • Houses were lined up alongside the highway.

  8. ちゅうかがいChinatown8
  9. じゅうたくがいresidential area9
    • Yesterday, I found a tiny piece of land for sale in a quiet residential area and I immediately decided to buy it.

  10. しょうてんがいshopping district; shopping street; downtown10
    • There is a shopping area nearby.

    • Shops are quiet on weekdays.

    • The shopping district is easily accessible from our house.

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