表通り
Meanings
1
main street; high street
Refers to a primary thoroughfare, often contrasted with 裏通り (back street). Used in both literal and figurative contexts.
See also: 裏通り
Many shops line this main street.
There are more people on the main street than on the back streets.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉が表通りに面するfor a place to face the main street
The café faces the main street and is always bustling.
- 表通りを歩くto walk along the main street
The tourists walked along the main street peering into shops.