“Town” or “Street” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “街”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “街” means “District”, “Downtown” or “Main street” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “街”

Jouyou Kanji “街” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
12 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
がい(gai) |
| かい(kai) |
| Kun-Yomi |
まち(machi) |
| ちまた(chimata) |
Meanings |
Town, Street |
| Crossroad |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “街”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 街巷(がいこう-ga i ko u) |
Streets, Alley, Road, Avenue |
| 街上(がいじょう-ga i jo u) |
On the street, Roadside |
| 街談巷説(がいだんこうせつ-ga i da n ko u se tsu) |
Rumors of the town, Street gossips and idle rumors |
| 街道(かいどう-ka i do u) |
Highway, Main road |
| 街頭(がいとう-ga i to u) |
On the street |
| 街燈 or 街灯(がいとう-ga i to u) |
Street lamp, Street light |
| 街路(がいろ-ga i ro) |
Street, Avenue, Road |
| 街路樹(がいろじゅ-ga i ro ju) |
Roadside trees |
| 官庁街(かんちょうがい-ka n cho u ga i) |
Government district, Government office quarter |
| 市街(しがい-shi ga i) |
Urban areas, Town, City, Avenue |
| 住宅街(じゅうたくがい-ju u ta ku ga i) |
Residential section, Residential area |
| 商店街(しょうてんがい-sho u te n ga i) |
Shopping district, Shopping center, Shopping street |
| 貧民街(ひんみんがい-hi n mi n ga i) |
Cabbagetown, Slum, Favela |
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