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JLPT N3 · Noun

街 (machi)

街 (まち, machi) is a Japanese noun meaning “town; block”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まち
Romaji
machi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood · noun · esp. 町
  2. downtown; main street · noun
  3. street; road · noun

Example sentences

町が一面すっぽり雪をかぶった。
Snow completely covered the town.
Tatoeba #75868
楽隊が町をパレードした。
The band paraded the streets.
Tatoeba #184128

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

Kanji in 街

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 街.

街角まちかどstreet corner街道かいどうhighway (esp. one existing from the Edo period)街頭がいとう(on the) street

Source: JMdict entry 1603990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.