How to say 'City' in Japanese | 市街

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The Japanese word for City is 'Shigai', written as 市街 in Japanese.'City' in hiragana is しがい.

word

市街

Meaning

City

Reading

しがい

shigai

Kanji

市City, Market 街Street, Boulevard

Explanation

The Japanese noun '市街 (しがい)' refers to the urban or city area, typically the built-up part of a city with streets, buildings, and infrastructure. It is often used to describe the central or commercial district of a city. For example: The city is bustling with activity「市街は活気で溢れている」(しがいわかっきであふれている). We walked through the city at night「私たちは夜に市街を歩いた」(わたしたちはよるにしがいをあるいた). This term is commonly used in contexts related to urban planning, geography, or everyday descriptions of city life.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5889

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 市街

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

市

Meaning

City, Market

kanji

街

Meaning

Street, Boulevard

Words Related to 市街 Through the Kanji 市

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 市 as well.

word

市

Meaning

City

word

都市

Meaning

City

word

市場

Meaning

Market

word

市民

Meaning

Citizen

word

市内

Meaning

City

word

市役所

Meaning

City hall

word

市販

Meaning

Retail

Words Related to 市街 Through the Kanji 街

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 街 as well.

word

街

Meaning

Town

word

街道

Meaning

Highway

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'Shigai' means 'City' .

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