JLPT N1 · Noun

街頭 (gaitou)

街頭 (がいとう, gaitou) is a Japanese noun meaning “(on the) street”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がいとう
Romaji: gaitou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(on the) street · noun

Example sentences

警察は街頭デモを阻止しようとした。

The police tried to stop the street demonstration.

Tatoeba #176203

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 街頭

街

boulevard, street, townガイ・カイ・まち · 12 strokes

頭

head, counter for large animalsトウ・ズ・あたま・かしら · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 街頭.

街まちtown街角まちかどstreet corner街がいstreet街道かいどうhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)頭あたまhead頭痛ずつうheadache頭とうcounter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)頭脳ずのうhead先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)頭かしらhead口頭こうとうoral冒頭ぼうとうbeginning

Source: JMdict entry 1204640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.