Japanese Kanji

gai

boulevard · street · town

Grade 4 · JLPT N1 · 12 strokes

Readings

  • ONガイgai
  • ONカイkai
  • KUNまちmachi

Meaning

Boulevard, street, town.

Stroke order for 街

街 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 12 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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