歓かん楽らく街がい

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Meanings

noun

entertainment district; pleasure quarter; red-light district

Refers to an area with many bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and sometimes adult entertainment. The term can range from a lively nightlife area to a seedy red-light district depending on context.

新しん宿じゅくの歓かん楽らく街がいは夜よる遅おそくまで賑にぎわっている。
The entertainment district in Shinjuku is bustling until late at night.
この歓かん楽らく街がいには風ふう俗ぞく店てんが多おおい。
There are many adult-entertainment shops in this red-light district.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の歓かん楽らく街がいthe entertainment district of a place
新しん宿じゅくの歓かん楽らく街がいは夜よるになると人ひとであふれる。
Shinjuku's entertainment district overflows with people at night.
歓かん楽らく街がいで遊あそぶto go out and have fun in the entertainment district
友ゆう人じんたちと歓かん楽らく街がいで遊あそんだ。
I went out with friends in the entertainment district.
歓かん楽らく街がいに繰くり出だすto head out to the entertainment district
仕し事ごとの後あと、同どう僚りょうたちと歓かん楽らく街がいに繰くり出だした。
After work, I headed out to the entertainment district with my coworkers.

Kanji

歓delight, joy
楽music, comfort, ease
街boulevard, street, town

Related words

盛さかり場ば
盛り場 is a general term for any bustling, lively area, while 歓楽街 specifically implies bars, nightclubs, and adult entertainment.
繁はん華か街がい
繁華街 refers to a busy commercial and shopping district, whereas 歓楽街 emphasizes nightlife and entertainment venues.
花か街がい
花街 traditionally refers to a geisha or entertainment quarter with historical, cultural connotations, while 歓楽街 is a broader modern term for nightlife districts.

Opposites

住じゅう宅たく街がいN2
住宅街 is a quiet residential neighborhood, the opposite of the lively, entertainment-focused 歓楽街.

Built from

歓かん楽らく+街がい

Etymology

Compound of 歓楽 (かんらく, 'pleasure, enjoyment') and 街 (がい, 'district, street'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used since the early 20th century to describe urban entertainment areas.