Japanese

まちかど
Meaning: street corner; street
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

街
角

Example sentences

I met a friend on the street corner.
明治時代、東京の街角にはガス灯が立ち並んでいた
In the Meiji era, gas lamps lined the street corners of Tokyo.
街角に座っている易者に、今年の運勢を占ってもらった。
I had my fortune for this year told by a fortune teller sitting on a street corner.

Usage Notes

Refers to the corner of a street or a general street area.

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