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街

street

JLPT N1 Grade 4 12 strokes
Kun'yomi
まち
On'yomi
ガイ・カイ

Stroke order & writing

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街 in example sentences

  • 街まちに行いきたい。

    Machi ni ikitai.

    I want to go to town.

  • 街まちまで遠とおいですか？

    Machi made tooi desu ka?

    Is it far to town?

  • ローマは古ふるい街まちだ。

    Rooma wa furui machi da.

    Rome is an old city.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 街

街 means "street". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 12 strokes. It is read まち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ガイ・カイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

Common questions

What does the kanji 街 mean?
街 means "street". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 街 have?
街 is written in 12 strokes.
How is 街 read?
It is read まち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ガイ・カイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 街?
街 is a JLPT N1 kanji.
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