メインストリートmeinsutoriito

Common
メイン・ストリートmein sutoriito
Definitions
  1. nounmain street
    その川かわはメインストリートと平行へいこうに流ながれている。↗
    The river runs parallel to the main street.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 1.
    Synonym大通りおおどおりNeutralA wide street running through town; stresses the road's width and is not necessarily the busiest street.
  • 2.
    Synonym本通りほんどおりNeutralThe main street of an area; almost synonymous with 「メインストリート」, but a native Japanese word rather than a loanword.
  • 3.
    Related目抜き通りめぬきどおりNeutralThe busiest, most lively street in town, lined with shops; stresses the bustle, as in 「銀座の目抜き通り」.
  • 4.
    Antonym裏通りうらどおりNeutralBack streets and alleys running behind the main roads; the opposite of a main street.
  • 5.
    Antonym脇道わきみちNeutralA narrow side road branching off the main road; figuratively a digression, as in 「話が脇道にそれる」.

Use 「メインストリート」 or 「大通り」 for a city's main street, 「大通り」 stressing width; 「目抜き通り」 for the busiest shopping street, 「裏通り」 for back streets. 「本通り」 is a near-equivalent; 「脇道」 is a side road or, figuratively, a digression.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 町まちや都市としの中心地ちゅうしんちにある、最もっとも重要じゅうようで人通ひとどおりの多おおい通とおり。

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