街

音読おんよみ: ガイ

訓読くんよみ: まち

画数かくすう: 12

部首ぶしゅ: ぎょうがまえ / walk(行)

Meaning

Town / District / Street

  • 街道かいどう — highway / old road
  • 街角まちかど — street corner
  • 街頭がいとう — in the street
  • 商店街しょうてんがい — shopping street
  • 街路樹がいろじゅ — street tree

街 uses the 行 radical (symbolizing movement or road) along with the phonetic part 圭. It describes places where people gather, such as crossroads, markets, and urban zones.

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