Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 市街(しがい) in Japanese

市街
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
しがい
Romaji
shigai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    urban areas; the streets; town; city
    Example sentence
    地下鉄は、市街電車よりはやい。 The subway is faster than the streetcar.

Examples of 市街, しがい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

12 strokes

boulevard, street, town

On'Yomi: ガイ, カイ

Kun'Yomi: まち

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

market, city, town

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: いち

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