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街

Kanji 街: meaning "Boulevard, Street, Town", readings, stroke order

The kanji 街 means "Boulevard, Street, Town". On'yomi: ガイ、カイ; kun'yomi: まち. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Boulevard, Street, Town
On'yomi
ガイカイ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
まち
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 街

  • 街 まち — town; street, road
  • 街灯 がいとう — street light
  • 街角 まちかど — street corner
  • ~街 ~がい — town
  • 街道 かいどう — highway

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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