ストリート

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English street.[1][2]

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) ストリ​ート [sùtóríꜜìtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
    • IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝto̞ɾʲiːto̞]

    Noun

    ストリート • (sutorīto) 

    1. street

    Synonyms

    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
    1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
    2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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