Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
がい
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

市街 (shigai) +‎ (-chi)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(がい)() (shigaichi

  1. downtown, urban area
    その()(せつ)()(がい)()にある。
    Sono shisetsu wa shigaichi ni aru.
    The facilities are downtown.

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN