街路(がいろ)

がいろ
noun
street, city road
formalgeography
1. street, city road, avenue
A road within a city or town, especially one lined with buildings or trees. More formal than 道(みち) or 通(とお)り, and often used in urban planning or literary contexts.
街路(がいろ)に沿(そ)って桜(さくら)が植(う)えてある。
Cherry trees are planted along the street.
街路(がいろ)樹(じゅ)の落(お)ち葉(ば)が歩道(ほどう)を覆(おお)っている。
Fallen leaves from the roadside trees are covering the sidewalk.
古(ふる)い街路(がいろ)を整備(せいび)して、歩行者(ほこうしゃ)専用(せんよう)の遊歩道(ゆうほどう)に生(う)まれ変(か)わらせる計画(けいかく)が進(すす)んでいる。
Plans are underway to renovate old city streets and transform them into pedestrian-only promenades.

Usage

街路(がいろ) is a somewhat formal word for streets within a city, commonly seen in compound words. It is more specific than 道(みち) (road, path) or 通(とお)り (street, avenue) and carries an urban connotation.

Common collocations

  • 街路(がいろ)樹(じゅ) (roadside tree, street tree)
  • 街路(がいろ)灯(とう) (street light)
  • 街路(がいろ)を歩(ある)く (walk along a street)
  • 街路(がいろ)の整備(せいび) (street maintenance/improvement)

Similar words

Related Words

Synonym: 道路(どうろ) (road (administrative))
Synonym: 通(とお)り (street (everyday))
Compare: 道(みち) (road, path)
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Added 2026.2.28 9:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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