市街地|しがいちshigaichi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nountown area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
   その市街しがい地図ちずをもう一度いちどよく見みて下ください。↗

   Take another good look at the city map.

• Synonym都市部としぶNeutralCovers urban areas as a whole, as opposed to the countryside; 「市街地」 leans toward densely built-up blocks of shops and housing and is common in urban planning.
• Antonym郊外こうがいNeutralRefers to the suburbs on the outskirts of a city, the opposite of the densely built-up 「市街地」.
• Antonym田舎いなかNeutralMeans the countryside, the opposite of 「市街地」 with its blocks of shops and housing.

Use 「市街地」 for densely built-up districts of shops and housing, as in 「市街地再開発」; for urban areas in general, use 「都市部」. Their opposites are 「郊外」 and 「田舎」.

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1. 人家じんかや商店しょうてん、事務所じむしょなどが集あつまり、農地のうちなどが少すくない地域ちいき。