WORD DETAIL
街路
がいろ
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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.
- Compared with a path in general,
- 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.

