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): [sɨ̥to̞ɾʲiːto̞]

Noun

ストリート • (sutorīto) 

  1. street

Synonyms

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. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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