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Meaning of 街

boulevard, street, town

Onyomi

ガイ、 カイ
gai, kai

Kunyomi

まち
machi

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 ガイ、 カイ / まち 】.

Meaning: boulevard, street, town .

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Example #1

ぼくはちゅうかがいにいきました。
boku wa chuukagai ni ikimashita.
I went to Chinatown.
Example #2

かれのいえはまちはずれにあります。
kare no ie wa machi hazure ni arimasu.
His house is on the outskirts of town.
Example #3

ほっかいどうのがいろはとてもひろい。
hokkaidou no gairo wa totemo hiroi.
The streets in Hokkaido are very wide.
Example #4

そのまちはとてもすてきですよね。
sono machi wa totemo suteki desu yo ne.
That town is really wonderful, isn't it?
Example #5

このバスはまちなかにいきますか。
kono basu wa machinaka ni ikimasu ka?
Does this bus go to the center of town?
Example #6

そのほどうはがいとうがならんでいる。
sono hodou wa gaitou ga narande iru.
The sidewalk is lined with streetlights.
Example #7

かれらはしょうてんがいをぶらぶらあるいた。
karera wa shoutengai o burabura aruita.
They walked around the shopping district.

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