ストリート
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English street.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ストリート [s
ùtóríꜜìtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2] - IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝto̞ɾʲiːto̞]
Noun
ストリート (rōmaji sutorīto)
- street
Synonyms
- 通り (tōri): street
- 市街 (shigai): city street
- 街路 (gairo): avenue, boulevard
- 道路 (dōro): road, thoroughfare
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ストリートガール (sutorīto gāru): “street girl” → a prostitute who works on the street
- ストリートバスケット (sutorīto basuketto): streetball, street basketball
- ストリートチルドレン (sutorīto chirudoren): “street children” → homeless children who live on the street
- ストリートファーニチャー (sutorīto fānichā): “street furniture” → any outdoor bench, map, information sign, picnic table, drinking fountain, or other similar fixture
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN