市街地

Japanese

Kanji in this term
市	街	地
し Grade: 2	がい Grade: 4	ち Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

市街 (shigai) +‎ 地 (-chi)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しがいち [shìgáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɡa̠it͡ɕi]

Noun

市(し)街(がい)地(ち) • (shigaichi)

downtown, urban area
その施(し)設(せつ)は市(し)街(がい)地(ち)にある。
Sono shisetsu wa shigaichi ni aru.
The facilities are downtown.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN