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街路

がいろ

N1street · roadway

Examples

古い街路に沿って小さな店が並んでいる。

街路の両側に同じ種類の木が植えられた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 街路 is read as がいろ and is a relatively formal noun for a street or roadway laid out through a built-up area.
  • Basic usage: Use 街路に沿って for things lining the street and 街路の両側 for both sides of the roadway.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Street in a built environment
    • Compared with a path in general, 街路 foregrounds an arranged road running among buildings in a town or city.
  • Related fixed expressions
    • 街路の両側 means both sides of the road, and street trees can be named by the compound 街路樹.

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