街 角(まちかど)

まちかど

noun

street corner; around town

1. street corner; corner of a town

A corner where streets meet in an urban area. Also used more broadly to mean 'around town' or 'in the streets,' suggesting an everyday urban setting.

街角(まちかど)でばったり友人(ゆうじん)に会(あ)った。

I bumped into a friend on the street corner.

街角(まちかど)のカフェでコーヒーを飲(の)んだ。

I had coffee at a café on the corner.

街角(まちかど)インタビューで市民(しみん)の声(こえ)を集(あつ)めた。

We gathered citizens' opinions through street-corner interviews.

Usage

街角(まちかど) evokes a casual, everyday urban atmosphere. It often appears in descriptions of chance encounters, street scenes, and public spaces. Composed of 街(まち) (town/street) + 角(かど) (corner).

Common collocations

街角(まちかど)のカフェ (a corner café)
街角(まちかど)インタビュー (street-corner interview — vox pop)
街角(まちかど)で見(み)かける (to spot around town)
街角(まちかど)風景(ふうけい) (street-corner scenery)

general

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