Illustration: From a pedestrian overpass, a dense Japanese town center extends across the view: apartment blocks, narrow houses, small shops, parking structures, and intersecting streets fit closely together.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

市し街がい地ち

shigaichi

urban area, built-up area

Example sentences

  1. 市街地しがいちには駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうがほとんどなく、深刻しんこくな問題もんだいになっている。

    There are few places downtown for parking, which is a serious problem.

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  2. 市街地しがいちを一望いちぼうでき、花見はなみもできる。

    It overlooks the city area and there are cherry blossoms in the spring.

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

  3. 八尾市やおしの中心駅ちゅうしんえきではあるが、市街地しがいちからはやや外はずれている。

    Although it is the central station of Yao City, it is located a little far from the urban district.

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

Kanji in 市街地

  • 市market; cityOnシKunいち
  • 街boulevard; streetOnガイ・カイKunまち
  • 地ground; earthOnチ・ジ

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