Meaning

Primary

Street Corner

Alternative

The Street

Word Type

noun

Explanation

In the streets, there's only one kind of corner: a street corner.

街角 literally means a corner where streets meet, as in 街角を曲がる (turn the corner). By extension, it can also refer to the street as a public place where everyday city life happens, like 街角でタクシーをひろう (hail a taxi on the street) or 街角の話題 (talk of the town).

Reading

まちかど
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word is a combination of the words 街 and 角, so it's actually going to use the kun'yomi readings of both. Just be careful to use the vocab readings rather than the kanji readings and you should be okay here!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 街角にある

    to be on a street corner

    街角に立つ

    to stand at a street corner, to stand out on the street

    街角にたたずむ

    to loiter at a street corner, to loiter on the street

Context Sentences

街角にお気に入りの小さなカフェがある。

There's a small café I like on the corner.

街角で友達にバッタリ出くわした。

I ran into a friend on the street.

街角でカッコよく立ってみたけど、誰も見ていなかった。

I tried standing around on the street looking cool, but no one was watching.

Kanji Composition