Japanese symbol for “streets”
市街
しがい
Romaji: shigai
urban areas; the streets; town; city
In Japanese, streets is 市街, read しがい (shigai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n urban areas; the streets; town; city
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “streets”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 市区 | しく shiku | municipal district; (area of) streets |
| 街々 | まちまち machimachi | streets |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 都市 | とし toshi | town; city; municipal |
| 市場 | いちば ichiba | (town) market; (street) market; marketplace |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 市内 | しない shinai | in the city; within the city |
| 市長 | しちょう shichou | mayor |
| 街頭 | がいとう gaitou | (on the) street |
| 街道 | かいどう kaidou | highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road |
| 街角 | まちかど machikado | street corner |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.