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市街しがい (shigai)

urban areas, the streets, town, city

  • JLPT N1
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #8859 most frequent

Meaning

市街 (しがい, shigai) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “urban areas, the streets, town, city”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

夕方ゆうがたの市街しがいは車くるまが渋滞じゅうたいするよ。

The downtown area gets congested with cars in the late afternoon.

地下鉄ちかてつは、市街しがい電車でんしゃよりはやい。

The subway is faster than the streetcar.

市街しがいにはいくぶん平和へいわがあった。

In the town there was a measure of peace.

その市街しがい地図ちずをもう一度いちどよく見みて下ください。

Take another good look at the city map.

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