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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

The talk of the town right now is the rumor about the new game console.

According to what is said around town, that shop has been going for a hundred years.

According to local rumor, a huge guardian creature lives in this pond.

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