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Meaning of 市街(しがい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 市街 JLPT 1

Kana Reading しがい

Romaji shigai

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

urban areas; the streets; town; city

Examples of 市街, しがい in a sentence

地下鉄は、市街電車よりはやい。

The subway is faster than the streetcar.
市街にはいくぶん平和があった。

In the town there was a measure of peace.

Related Kanji

街 JLPT 1

12 strokes

boulevard, street, town

On'Yomi: ガイ, カイ

Kun'Yomi: まち

市 JLPT 4

5 strokes

market, city, town

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: いち