街 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 街意味

boulevard, street, town

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街 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

まち machi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ガイ gai
カイ kai

Examples

町が一面すっぽり雪をかぶった。

Snow completely covered the town.

楽隊が町をパレードした。

The band paraded the streets.

町は眠っていた。

The town slept.

町は村よりも大きい。

Towns are larger than villages.

町は火事で全焼した。

All of the town was destroyed by a fire.

その町は人口が多い。

The city has a large population.

その町は遠いですよ。

It is long way to the town.

彼はこの町の出身です。

He is from this town.

町は雪で覆われていた。

The city was blanketed with snow.

その町は廃墟となった。

The town fell into ruin.

Back to list JLPT N1 Kanji 9

契 pledge, promise, vow

掲 put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe

躍 leap, dance, skip

棄 abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

邸 residence, mansion