街まち角かど

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the corner of a street, often implying a place where people pass by or gather.

街まち角かどに立たつto stand at a street corner
彼かれは街まち角かどに立たって友とも達だちを待まっていた。
He was standing at a street corner waiting for his friend.
街まち角かどで〈人ひと〉にインタビューするto interview someone on the street
記き者しゃは街まち角かどで通つう行こう人にんにインタビューした。
The reporter interviewed passersby on the street corner.
街まち角かどで〈物もの〉を見みかけるto spot something/someone on a street corner
街まち角かどで懐なつかしい店みせを見みかけた。
I happened to spot a nostalgic old shop on a street corner.

交こう差さ点てんN5
交差点 is a formal traffic intersection where roads cross, while 街角 is a more casual, atmospheric street corner with a neighborhood feel.
曲まがり角かどN1
曲がり角 emphasizes the point where a road bends or turns, while 街角 simply names the corner as a spot in town.
街がい頭とうN1
街角 evokes a specific street corner with a sense of atmosphere or scenery, while 街頭 is a more neutral, formal term for the street as a public venue.

街まち角かどUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.
まちかどUsage26%
町まち角かどUsage4%
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 街角 but still encountered.

Compound of 街 (まち, 'town, street') and 角 (かど, 'corner'). The reading まちかど is a straightforward combination of the two elements.

Usage patterns

街まち角かどに立たつto stand at a street corner

彼かれは街まち角かどに立たって友とも達だちを待まっていた。

He was standing at a street corner waiting for his friend.

街まち角かどで〈人ひと〉にインタビューするto interview someone on the street

記き者しゃは街まち角かどで通つう行こう人にんにインタビューした。

The reporter interviewed passersby on the street corner.

街まち角かどで〈物もの〉を見みかけるto spot something/someone on a street corner

街まち角かどで懐なつかしい店みせを見みかけた。

I happened to spot a nostalgic old shop on a street corner.

Related words

交差点 is a formal traffic intersection where roads cross, while 街角 is a more casual, atmospheric street corner with a neighborhood feel.

曲がり角 emphasizes the point where a road bends or turns, while 街角 simply names the corner as a spot in town.

街角 evokes a specific street corner with a sense of atmosphere or scenery, while 街頭 is a more neutral, formal term for the street as a public venue.