What is the Kanji for "Street" and "Boulevard"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Street" and "Boulevard", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Street" and "Boulevard" is "街".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Machi".

Its onyomi readings are "Gai" and "Kai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "行" means "Go" and can be read as "Kou", "I", "Gyou", and "Okona". And The component "圭" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "街" mean in japanese?

"街" means "Street" and "Boulevard".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

街: "Town". The Japanese noun '街 (まち)' refers to a town or city. It is a general term used to describe a populated urban area, usually larger than a village but smaller than a large city. '街' can describe the physical layout and infrastructure of a town, as well as the people and activities that take place there. For example: I went downtown to the shops - (私は街に買い物に行きました). The town was very crowded on the weekend - (週末は街がとても混雑していました).

街道: "Highway". The Japanese noun '街道 (かいどう)' refers to a major road or highway that connects towns and cities. These highways were historically important transportation routes and were often lined with inns, post stations, and other facilities to serve travelers. '街道' highways are typically wider and straighter than local roads, allowing for faster and more efficient travel between population centers. For example: The highway is the quickest way to get to the city - (街道はその街に行く最速の道です)

市街: "City". The Japanese noun '市街 (しがい)' means 'city'. This word refers to the built-up, urbanized area of a city or town, as opposed to the rural or suburban outskirts. It is often used to describe the central, commercial districts of a city with dense development. For example: The city center is very crowded - (市街は非常に混雑している). I went shopping in the city - (私は市街で買い物をした).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.