巷
巷: streets
streets; the public
9 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
コウ
Kunちまた
ちまた is a literary word for the streets or the world outside. The on-reading コウ appears in 巷間 and 巷説.
Key words
巷ちまたthe streets; the public
巷間こうかんamong the public
巷説こうせつrumor; gossip
巷談こうだんstreet gossip
修羅の巷しゅらのちまたscene of carnage
Example sentences
巷では、新しいゲーム機の噂でもちきりだ。
The talk of the town right now is the rumor about the new game console.
巷間伝えられるところによれば、その店は百年も続いているそうだ。
According to what is said around town, that shop has been going for a hundred years.
巷説では、この池には大きな主がすんでいるという。
According to local rumor, a huge guardian creature lives in this pond.