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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

市し街がい

shigai

urban area, city streets

Example sentences

  1. 城壁じょうへきには市街しがいに出入でいりするための城門じょうもんが設もうけられていた。

    Gates were installed on the castle wall to enter and leave the city.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 膳所城ぜぜじょうは大津おおつ市街しがいの東部とうぶに位置いちしていた。

    Zeze-jo Castle was located to the east of the downtown area of Otsu City.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 市街

  • 市market; cityOnシKunいち
  • 街boulevard; streetOnガイ・カイKunまち

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